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Example Sentences

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With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined the rest of the regular season, the ailing Lakers will be without their starting backcourt possibly into the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

He’s now CEO of SyberJet Aircraft, an ailing jet manufacturer, which he said he purchased with an investment group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The Scottish government later nationalised the ailing Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow where Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa were being built.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Baden-Wuerttemberg is home to some of the biggest names of Germany's important but ailing car industry, such as Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Not the dead of sick and ailing with friends at the pillow and the feet.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston