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Example Sentences

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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

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

Velma T. working on the cure-all for whatever ails you.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool