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In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In their absence, the three remaining candidates pounded on a wide array of municipal ills, including broken sidewalks, high rents and sluggish housing production.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Winning cures most ills, and there is a calculated gamble from Gould, Key and co that England have a good chance of success over the coming months.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

At a time when rich Western nations see mass immigration as the font of societal ills, Dubai and other Gulf cities stand as exceptional beacons for foreign talent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She used religion as a therapy for the ills of the world and of herself, and she changed the religion to fit the ill.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck