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ail

verb as in hurt

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In that case, marches alone may not be enough to solve what has ailed the party.

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Ayumi is the young go-between charged by his ailing grandmother to take over the supernatural family business.

The two camps appear to share a sense of disgust about the UK's ailing economy and the poor state of public services - although they do not necessarily agree on the causes or the solutions.

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That evening, I wrote an essay about what the crisis and shattering of norms would mean for America’s ailing democracy.

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On Tuesday, the court rejected the application against the transfer of the ailing elephant, saying an independent inquiry had already cleared authorities of the charges.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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