infirm
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He also worked as a 'chairman' in nearby Bath, transporting sick and infirm people through the city's steep streets in wheelchairs and sedan chairs despite his own physical injuries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
You are buying peace of mind and financial support if you become infirm, but all policies have risks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Humanoid robots could assist the elderly or infirm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
The daughter wondered aloud whether the authorities should force out the unwilling, especially residents who are old or infirm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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