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poor health

NOUN
helplessness
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Everyone is entitled to privacy about their bodies, and no one should be shamed for poor health.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

Unlike younger adults who may want to lose weight in order to look better or to get ahead of obesity-related conditions that could lead to decades of poor health, older people often have different priorities.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Authorities and Guthrie's family repeatedly issued public warnings that the elderly victim was in poor health and was without critical medication.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Authorities and Guthrie's family repeatedly issued public warnings that the 84-year-old was in poor health and was without critical medication.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

“Your old great-granny is in such poor health she can’t rise up from her death bed to feed you.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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