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This fact explains much of what ails Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

What Bondi is doing in Washington isn’t a cure for what ails it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Jones, 84 at the time, was asked by journalist David Marchese about what ails America.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

"What ails you?" he said quietly, in the voice he used for the bukshah.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda