frail
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It paved the way for her to assume the role of president should Ortega, who is believed to be in frail health, should be declared "permanently absent".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
At a packed New York courtroom, the white-haired Zambada cut a frail figure as he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a $15 billion forfeiture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“People have a very difficult time putting themselves in their own future, in their more frail bodies,” Geber said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Weinstein’s health in recent years has been frail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It was a frail barricade, but it did help.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
For the oldest, the improvements were lost entirely, and they were frailer than those of the same age living in the prior decade, experts say.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Dr Kennedy said Scotland was in "a medical workforce crisis", and needed more doctors and other healthcare workers to keep up with the demands of an ageing, frailer, and growing population.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
She was smaller and frailer than her sister, but her hair was long and still golden.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
These tend to be the sickest and frailest patient - and this wait comes after they have already waited to be seen in the first place after arriving at A&E.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
Unable to speak, Qawasmi, 24, is the frailest of the six.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 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 inmates who meet the criteria for compassionate release tend to be among the oldest and frailest in the federal prison system, whose population is getting older and more expensive.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
He was kneeling by the Zanies, the frailest ones, the fuse-points; both of them lay huddled up on the floor.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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