ailment
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Vance is clearly embroiled in a lifelong struggle with a common ailment of self-serious men who consider themselves profound geniuses.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Economists have lots of theories, but a commonly cited ailment is “uncertainty.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
As it turns out, the ailment was more minor than that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"It's really amazing to see that something that's supposed to prevent a physical ailment can also help keep our brain healthy, too."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mr. Haber opened the show with the announcement that Anna May Wong would not be participating, as she had been overtaken by an ailment.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
More than 400,000 people in Indonesia have been treated for acute respiratory ailments caused by the toxic haze, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
And those are just the ailments he and the Dodgers have spoken about publicly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are increasingly used for a wide range of ailments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
When that didn’t cure him, he turned to a Santa Monica shaman who believed generational trauma caused the actor’s ailments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
With all of the health hazards and ailments that Gran has warned me about, why did she not explain that heartsickness might just be the worst of all?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Chains
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