- plural of ill.
ills
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As Dan Kois illustrates in this ode to kicking back with friends, spending unstructured time together is a blessedly simple cure to the ills of modern life.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ultimately, a ballot initiative won’t cure the ills that plague healthcare in the United States, said the Lown Institute’s Saini.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
But no leader has been able to fix the country’s economic ills, which have been compounded by the decision to leave the European Union and a borrowing binge during Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Complicating Iran’s recovery is a host of economic and social ills that predate the recent war, including a worsening banking crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Bush’s speech contained nothing newsworthy about drug policy, or Nicaragua, or the Federal Reserve, or balancing the budget, or social ills, or the homeless.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
