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ailing

[ey-ling] / ˈeɪ lɪŋ /


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An ailing fund managed by KKR lost 6.55% over the past 12 months through June, a slight improvement from its 9.17% loss in the prior period.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In 1960, they were in New York City’s Greenwich Village when the Weavers’ Ronnie Gilbert invited my father to a living wake for the ailing folk singer Cisco Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The broad overperformance, however, came as Ford notched another loss and revenue drop for its ailing EV business, and leaned on its storied pickup trucks to limit a year-over-year sales drop.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

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

But Matty knew, pulling his hand from the ailing puppy, that it was time to test it once again.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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