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ail

verb as in hurt

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Her husband was out buying vegetables, and her ailing mother-in-law rested in another room.

From BBC

The Treasury secretary would have unchecked power to buy ailing mortgage-backed securities.

If American democracy and society were sick and ailing before, Trump’s return to power in a few weeks may be terminal.

From Salon

Earlier in the year, James missed two games by taking a week away from the team to heal his ailing left foot and reset mentally.

But on the death of his father in 1953, he returned to run the ailing family farm.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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