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ills

  • plural
    of ill.
    ill
    adjective
    of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick.

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Time, perhaps, to question whether he's got the answers to the myriad ills of his team.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

To remedy these ills, the court needs top-to-bottom reform.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

What drives societal ills or ignites a social movement?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

As Norway advance, is Wright correct about Scottish football's ills?

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

In 1959 several British and French research teams found their independent studies pointing to a common conclusion — that some of humanity’s ills are caused by a disturbance of the normal chromosome number.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson