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unwell

[uhn-wel] / ʌnˈwɛl /


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In its defense, Finch does not advertise itself as fixing the root of what is causing us to be so unwell.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Later that evening, his cellmate saw him holding his chest and appearing unwell, and at 11:17 p.m. the cellmate pressed the intercom button to alert prison personnel that Matus was suffering from a medical problem.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

But she became so unwell that she had to confess.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Charles said that when Annie was unwell, “her mother lying down beside her seemed to soothe her in a manner quite different from what it would have done to any of our other children.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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