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Example Sentences
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When he stopped coming for a while to care for my ailing grandmother, the staff told him how much he’d been missed and later gave him a sympathy card signed by everyone.
Most of the European Union's 27 nations back the Mercosur trade deal, which supporters argue is crucial to boost exports, help the continent's ailing economy and foster diplomatic ties at a time of global uncertainty.
From Barron's
More than 25 years in the making, supporters see the deal as crucial to boost exports, support the continent's ailing economy and foster diplomatic ties at a time of global uncertainty.
From Barron's
He is suited to reviving an ailing team, just as he did with England almost four years ago.
From BBC
The market wants the central bank to cut rates or indicate that it will likely keep reducing them to help stabilize an ailing job market and slowing economic growth.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.