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Example Sentences
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We know what we’re getting, and nine times out of 10 it is just the thing for what ails us.
From Salon
This fact explains much of what ails Europe.
Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.
From MarketWatch
What Bondi is doing in Washington isn’t a cure for what ails it.
From Los Angeles Times
What our milk cows taught me on that mountain farm, Hardin elevated into a principle that explains much of what ails modern society.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.