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ailed

verb

past tense of ail

as in bothered

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter

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Recent Examples of ailed Whatever ailed this World Cup, the beautiful game was waiting with its healing powers. — Miami Herald, 12 July 2026 Shingles, folliculitis, and COVID-19 also ailed her during this time. — David Oliver, USA Today, 8 June 2026 The tweaks should fix much of what has long ailed it. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 With none of the colonialist baggage associated with the two European superpowers, America was turned to, almost as a last resort, to fix what ailed Iran. — Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 The same problems that have ailed the team all year persisted. — Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025 That struggling Cincinnati defense has been the cure-all for anything that has ailed the Steelers’ offense in recent years. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 Most important, he’s been mentioned by Timberwolves coach Chris Finch as a solution for much of what has ailed Minnesota in the past. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025 Few would get out of bed with the flu-like symptoms that ailed Jordan in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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The effect that Republicans’ Wuhan investigations and right-leaning media had on Fauci’s public image continuously bothered him, according to the writings.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Johnson took the job partly out of patriotism; he was bothered that so few people knew the smartphone was a Canadian invention.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Definition of bothered

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Among those alarmed by the state’s mounting repression are civil-society figures who have staunchly opposed the war with America and Israel.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
An OpenAI test that escaped its cage and alarmed the AI and cybersecurity industry attacked more than just Hugging Face, the AI platform that initially appeared to be the sole victim of the virtual lab leak.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of alarmed

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He was distracted by his own grief, and so was everyone else.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
And while the fall prestige slate has not been revealed, the Academy membership has a habit of falling for a summer release in July and then being distracted by new, shiny objects in January.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of distracted

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As far as the Tampa Bay franchise is concerned, Caminero joined Evan Longoria (four), Carlos Pena (three) and Brandon Lowe (two) as the only players with multiple 30-homer campaigns.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The homeowner was concerned about cracks that had appeared in some 10-foot tall 6×6 vertical wood deck posts.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerned

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When Gunther von Hagens’s exhibition came to town, security guards worried less about theft than nausea.

— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
However, Keller residents who posted on social media worried about the proximity of the data center to their homes.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

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In recent years, Georgia’s State Election Board has been plagued by infighting, feuds, insults, partisan maneuvering and out-and-out shouting matches.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That report, released by the county last month, details a department doing many things right but also plagued by a poor facility in Bonita and other practices that don’t align with industry standards.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of plagued

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Keeping Wall Street unsettled, though, were swings for stocks of companies that make computer chips.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The mixed results underscore how unsettled the Democratic race remains more than two years before the first votes are expected to be cast.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettled

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