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poor health

NOUN
helplessness
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The study found the average age of onset of poor health for women in Luton is 55.8 years compared to 60.9 nationally.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

In these cases, screening may have offered little benefit because poor health or limited life expectancy meant that finding and treating the cancer was unlikely to improve health or extend life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"We will always love you Dolly" says the Daily Star as the paper reports the singer had been struggling with poor health.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Capital murder requires an intent to kill, and there was a persuasive argument that there was no intent to kill in this case and that poor health care had caused the victim's death.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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