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infirmity

[in-fur-mi-tee] / ɪnˈfɜr mɪ ti /


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To Thomas, these schemes would present no constitutional infirmity, and courts could do nothing to stop them.

From Slate May 23, 2024

The family has learned, with guidance from ONEgeneration, how to understand and accommodate Saldana’s infirmity — how to resist pushing back when she’s combative or confused.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2023

The bandage drapes the left hamstring, whose infirmity might have made Djokovic’s three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov in Saturday’s third round sort of a surprise.

From Washington Post Jan. 21, 2023

Connie Schultz, a columnist for USA Today, lashed out at critics mocking Fetterman's performance "as if they are immune from the randomness of illness and infirmity."

From Salon Oct. 26, 2022

But Robert’s continuing ill health and his father’s own growing infirmity meant that little progress was made and Robert continued to be left largely to his own devices.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Hiding infirmities from the public is a recurring theme in American politics.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

When he studied the brochures of eight CCRCs across the country, the infirmities and dependencies of old age seemed buried.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

But these infirmities are not inevitable, and in recent years doctors have learned a lot more about how to prevent dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Senate historian emeritus Donald Ritchie said Feinstein’s absence was far from the longest and her infirmities while still in office were far from the most severe in the chamber’s history.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2023

But there is an element of machismo in the Sherpa culture that makes many men extremely reluctant to acknowledge physical infirmities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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