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It showed the 79-year-old clad in a white robe and papal-red cape, a divine light emanating from the palm of one hand while the other hand was placed on an ailing man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Along with partners, he snapped up ailing retailers, including Aéropostale, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, J.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

If Rinku Singh did not have to leave the team to attend to his ailing father, Samson may not have got that extra chance.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Baden-Wuerttemberg is home to some of the biggest names of Germany's important but ailing car industry, such as Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Or like a mule had et something bad and was ailing and leaking sickness, but it was kind of akin to that.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis