frail
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“People have a very difficult time putting themselves in their own future, in their more frail bodies,” Geber said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
—Yields on U.K. government bonds, or gilts, declined after frail GDP data lowered the possibility of the Bank of England raising interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
His house in the Hills remained a sanctuary until his final years, when he was too frail to travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Although increasingly frail and confined to a wheelchair, he was actively involved in the staging of a wide-ranging exhibition of his career in Paris in April 2025.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“No, little brother, I ain’t cold. You reckon everybody’s frail like you?”
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
That made it possible for older, frailer patients to survive with “mini-transplants.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
This previously manifested through mostly vibes-based measures: Does his voice sound a little frailer?
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
All three can also be self-reinforcing over time: people who are lonely and socially isolated may become frailer, and as they become frailer, their sense of isolation and loneliness grows.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024
“The man is frailer than he looks,” Dan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
It is her mother, Missus Walters, looking even frailer than usual in her formalwear.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
They have needed fewer GP and hospital visits, but the biggest impact has been among some of the frailest patients.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
Unable to speak, Qawasmi, 24, is the frailest of the six.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021
“Even people in their frailest state, in a wheelchair about ready to pass any day were coming out,” said Roxy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
At Life Care, where elderly and sick people come to heal from broken hips and strokes, or simply to live out their frailest years, the death toll has continued to climb.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2020
The Uncle wrapped thick knitted blankets around them and gave them hot tea, although of the three of them, he looked the frailest and in need of a rest.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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