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Example Sentences
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A rotting carpet of familiar fan-shaped leaves soon surrounded the tree, a sight so alarming Jung and her neighbours formed a crew of amateur detectives to solve the mystery: what was ailing their hardy ginkgo?
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
There, an ailing playwright named M lives with his wife, S—who is an actress—and their precocious daughter, Ruby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Tim Cook was no stranger to Apple’s earnings calls even before he was asked to temporarily hold down the CEO post for an ailing Steve Jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
It’s common for people to move closer to ailing relatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Zeitoun, assuming that whatever was ailing the city was likely worse downtown, chose not to get too close to the epicenter.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
