infirm
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You are buying peace of mind and financial support if you become infirm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
And the death of his elderly, infirm father, King Salman, could soon bring succession issues to the fore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Staples literally got the sick and infirm to stand up.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
The daughter wondered aloud whether the authorities should force out the unwilling, especially residents who are old or infirm.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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