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Example Sentences

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Instead of a caregiving crisis bringing families together out of shared love for an ailing parent, it’s tearing many of them apart.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

It is the latest bad news from Germany's ailing auto sector, and a major blow for a manufacturer which had so far endured industry upheaval better than its peers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Bank Indonesia already delivered an emergency rate hike to bolster the ailing rupiah, and markets will be keen to see if it does so again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

All to communicate that this was a vigorous, healthy man of action, not an ailing drunkard.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“Dr. Woodhull being sick, ailing and incapable of self-support, I felt it my duty to myself and to human nature that he should be cared for,” she said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling