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ail

[eyl] / eɪl /


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Gies, who is around 60, said his motivation for creating Madison Air was his realization that “indoor air quality was horrible,” according to a Ret ail Roadshow.com presentation External link.

From Barron's Apr. 15, 2026

She chops old vanilla beans, mixes them with epsom salts, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and has bath salts that are wildly aromatic, calming, and good for all that might ail you.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2022

Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2016

Introducing a platform “could solve a lot of things that ail us.”

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2016

Everyone was moving in the same direction, ail in a hurry to see what the ringing was all about.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Herewith another morality tale about what truly ails Europe’s most important economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.

From MarketWatch Dec. 1, 2025

And none of that will cure any of what ails him, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

Miss Velma T. Harkrader was going to enlist the aid of her chemistry class in mixing up some of her “good for what ails you” elixir.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

And it wasn’t an elixir for all the issues — visas, tickets, transportation — that ailed the tournament in its buildup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

Maybe they thought that what ailed the Florida citrus could be cured with a little private-equity magic.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

For Belichick, they say, it's part love of the game, part love for coaching, and part an affliction that has ailed many great sports figures: an inability to know when to say goodbye.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

The cybersecurity company’s earnings and revenue forecast met analysts’ expectations but f ailed to impress investors.

From Barron's Nov. 20, 2025

But it was soon clear that it was something worse than mopiness that ailed Captain Cook.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

Similarly, Likho, a one-eyed Russian Blue, also was ailing when Kobilha took him in at 8 years old, but she wanted him anyhow.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Instead of a caregiving crisis bringing families together out of shared love for an ailing parent, it’s tearing many of them apart.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Intimate queries such as “How do I take care of my ailing relative?” don’t belong in a shared chatbot account, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

It is the latest bad news from Germany's ailing auto sector, and a major blow for a manufacturer which had so far endured industry upheaval better than its peers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

When Christmas came my mother locked my ailing brother and sister and me inside the house, while she went about the township begging for cookies, Kool-Aid and other foods to keep us alive.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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