frail
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“Poor grip strength indicates that you’re at risk of losing function, you’re at risk of falling, you’re at risk of becoming frail and losing mobility,” says Fried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
She added that she was now too frail to travel to Switzerland to end her life.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
There are exemptions for being a parent to young children, serving as a caregiver or being medically frail.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
He last appeared in public at a May 1 event in front of the US embassy in Havana, where he appeared frail, and was shown on state television at events in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jo frowned upon that piece of extravagance, and asked why he didn’t buy a frail of dates, a cask of raisins, and a bag of almonds, and be done with it?
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
That made it possible for older, frailer patients to survive with “mini-transplants.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
"But we know the longer you spend in hospital the more patients are at risk of getting frailer, losing strength and needing more care."
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 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
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
To date, 78 of Ukraine’s frailest Holocaust survivors, of whom there are some 10,000, have been evacuated.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
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
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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