frailty
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Top officials don’t lean on their wives for fear of showing any signs of frailty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We’ve found that older adults who report greater physical frailty and poorer sleep” are more prone to scams.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The judges said: "In a wonderfully quirky campus novel, Kennard combines an absurd experiment with a moving story about human frailty, passion, confusion and identity. There's something for everyone here."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Because GLP-1 drugs reduce appetite and food intake, they may also contribute to nutritional deficiencies and loss of muscle, potentially increasing the risk of frailty and other long-term health issues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
It did not occur to him that he was really concerned about his own suffering, since the dog had adjusted himself to frailty and old age.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
It is time to face the fact that Gregg failed to put the death penalty on a sound footing and that nothing can improve on Gregg’s frailties.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Okrent highlights the emotional frailties that coexisted with the brilliance and generosity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Evidently, United have not resolved their defensive frailties, but the switch to four at the back from three has not made them worse.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
At its best, “The Innocents of Florence” is an example of a complicated humanism: An empathetic study of the perpetual interplay between good intentions, human frailties and imperfect outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
“Breakfast time,” he said eventually, casually — to prove, I’m sure, that he remembered all my human frailties.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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