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ailment

[eyl-muhnt] / ˈeɪl mənt /


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Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

There are few fortunes that can outlast a dementia illness or other ailment that requires full-time care for 20-plus years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

But these two suffer from the same ailment - they're strikers who are not very good at striking the ball into an opponent's net no matter who they're playing for.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Last year’s struggles, which ended with a .138 average in the World Series, have been blamed on an early-season stomach ailment and all-season adjustment to shortstop.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2026

We are good German children who have been stricken with a mysterious ailment.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

He posted on social media about various health ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome and spondylolisthesis, a condition caused by a vertebra slipping out of place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Clients who once came for advice about medical ailments can now head to hospital instead.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Pediatricians in Utah have been on the front lines as measles and other vaccine-preventable ailments have returned to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The room is full of bright colours and smiling faces, with ailments temporarily banished.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Over the life of the fair the hospital treated 11,602 patients, sixty-four a day, for injuries and ailments that suggest that the mundane sufferings of people have not changed very much over the ages.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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