ailment
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Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
There are few fortunes that can outlast a dementia illness or other ailment that requires full-time care for 20-plus years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Cooking for hours before a burning gas stove on extremely hot days has worsened an existing heart ailment, Agarwal says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
But these two suffer from the same ailment - they're strikers who are not very good at striking the ball into an opponent's net no matter who they're playing for.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
John and Lou had picked up some kind of virulent intestinal ailment from the unclean surroundings.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Clients who once came for advice about medical ailments can now head to hospital instead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The findings of our study reveal a previously unknown ability of the adult brain to repair itself. They point toward new ways of supporting recovery from ailments involving the loss of astrocytes," Weber says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Symptoms included stinging eyes, head pain, lung problems and stomach ailments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The room is full of bright colours and smiling faces, with ailments temporarily banished.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Fm the one she recounts her growing list of ailments to.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing ailment
Chains
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
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The Fault in Our Stars
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