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ails

verb as in hurt

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

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Does anyone really believe that the answer to what ails us is more government spending or yet another government program?

What Bondi is doing in Washington isn’t a cure for what ails it.

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What our milk cows taught me on that mountain farm, Hardin elevated into a principle that explains much of what ails modern society.

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Whatever ails you, America, the remedy resides with we the people and the power we hold, particularly at the ballot box.

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