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frailty

[freyl-tee, frey-uhl-] / ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl- /


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Because GLP-1 drugs reduce appetite and food intake, they may also contribute to nutritional deficiencies and loss of muscle, potentially increasing the risk of frailty and other long-term health issues.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Jaafri's probable cause of death was given by the hospital and medical examiner as bronchopneumonia due to flu and frailty.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Oliver wrote powerful poems about human frailty but spent her days in the woods writing about nature, which she loved as much as she did language.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Another, of a 63-year-old man who collapsed in November 2025, showed that he died from untreated sepsis, which the report said likely developed following poorly controlled diabetes, malnutrition and overall frailty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

It did not occur to him that he was really concerned about his own suffering, since the dog had adjusted himself to frailty and old age.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

“He wants to be the hero of any circumstance, but unfortunately he has these frailties that I know too well.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Even Iran’s “moderate” diplomats don’t suffer these frailties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

It is time to face the fact that Gregg failed to put the death penalty on a sound footing and that nothing can improve on Gregg’s frailties.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

Despite any talk of top-order frailties, India remain a frightening T20 team.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

He told his son of the sad dignity that can belong to a soldier, how he is necessary in the light of all the failures of man—the penalty of our frailties.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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