ills

Example Sentences

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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

In their absence, the three remaining candidates pounded on a wide array of municipal ills, including broken sidewalks, high rents and sluggish housing production.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Winning cures most ills, and there is a calculated gamble from Gould, Key and co that England have a good chance of success over the coming months.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Pesarik argued he didn’t deserve the penalty because he had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other ills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende