ailing

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Steve Foreman was walking on Dunwich beach when he spotted the ailing turtle, which he initially thought was "just some debris".

From BBC

Instead of celebrating, however, he had to bid farewell to his ailing mother, who had long been in intensive care.

From Barron's

Savannah Guthrie on Monday released the latest video appeal for public help in tracking down her ailing mother, who suffers from heart problems and needs regular medication.

From Barron's

Promising better days ahead for her long-suffering compatriots, Rodriguez has ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's ailing currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's

Appoint a trustworthy person to hold power of attorney to oversee an ailing relative’s estate plan.

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