ailment
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"It's really amazing to see that something that's supposed to prevent a physical ailment can also help keep our brain healthy, too."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
There are few fortunes that can outlast a dementia illness or other ailment that requires full-time care for 20-plus years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Cooking for hours before a burning gas stove on extremely hot days has worsened an existing heart ailment, Agarwal says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Working all day and writing half the night brought me down with a severe chest ailment.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Angurweet is used as a remedy for ailments including stomach ache.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Experts estimated that close to 400,000 people remain at risk from a myriad of life altering ailments.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The full effects became clearer with time as those exposed to Ground Zero dust developed chronic respiratory and other ailments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The province has also recorded a surge in respiratory ailments.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
With all of the health hazards and ailments that Gran has warned me about, why did she not explain that heartsickness might just be the worst of all?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing ailment
Chains
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
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The Fault in Our Stars
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