frail
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The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Some also seemed frail and were suffering from malaria, breathing difficulties and exhaustion, the authorities said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
At the top, Whittaker wrote later, he felt frail and puny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Last year, Holy Week was the setting for the Argentine pontiff's final public appearances, during which he appeared frail and short of breath.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
They sent for the old woman, and she came: so frail, so gray, so wizened and wrinkled that it seemed like a breeze would blow her away.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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