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poor health

NOUN
helplessness
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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

Khan's lawyers had petitioned the Supreme Court, saying Khan was in poor health and needed a medical examination, and the court on Tuesday ordered Khan hospitalised within two days.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital, following complaints about his poor health.

From BBC ● 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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