ailment
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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
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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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Chains
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
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The Fault in Our Stars
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