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Example Sentences

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No amount of what-ifs, however, will fix what ails USC during its final three games.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

This fact explains much of what ails Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

What our milk cows taught me on that mountain farm, Hardin elevated into a principle that explains much of what ails modern society.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

“I am not a benefactor,” he said, “nor a lord. What ails you?”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya