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an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailment
When Sofia’s legs were not strong enough to travel, her immune system was strong enough to resist other ailments like bacteria or other unknowns.
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Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
There were dozens of other people who had comparable stories to tell, ailments suffered.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The ailment needs more time to heal, according to McDaniel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In several cases, chimps with ailments went out of their way to look for these plants.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
There were dozens of other people who had comparable stories to tell, ailments suffered.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
The ailment needs more time to heal, according to McDaniel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In several cases, chimps with ailments went out of their way to look for these plants.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
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This can lead to detrimental long-term health effects, such as triggering chronic conditions such as asthma as well as obstructive lung disease like bronchitis.Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, possibly a million or more, were swept into camps and prisons, with former detainees reporting abuse, disease and, in some cases, death.Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Especially in summer, heat illness has affected more than 30,000 people and caused hundreds of deaths in Florida.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Interview ‘The Inexplicable Facets of Living in a Human Body’: An Interview with Emma Bolden Emma R. Cohen The author of The Tiger and the Cage on writing about her hysterectomy, the absurdities of medical metaphor, and the illness narratives that liberate and limit us.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the center of these ills stands the island’s relationship with the mainland.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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The strict binary of this is man, this is woman has been responsible for a lot of ills.Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The engine and transmission were removed to detail the engine bay, and restored to like-new condition.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Role Market Conditions Play While personal readiness is critical, market conditions also influence the ideal timing for a business sale.Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Before departure, during an unexpected night apart, vaccine side effects strike —fevers, fainting and hallucinations.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, January 7, the 40-year-old former Fashion Police co-host took to her Instagram Story to share her health struggles, revealing a 100-degree fever.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza can infect domestic poultry, resulting in high sickness and death rates, officials said, and in this current outbreak, cattle, cats and other mammals also are susceptible.Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some damages are tax-free under Section 104 of the tax code, but only physical injuries and physical sickness qualify.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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