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Most of her patients are women, but she is starting to see more men reach out for help who, she says, are often in "bad shape".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“No, you can’t. No one’s going to buy a non-working recliner. No one’s going to accept items in bad condition.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In May 2021, Nigeria's top-ranking army commander, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather while trying to land at northern Kaduna state airport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I was really, really, really in bad shape,” she says of the aftermath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We’ve been running in bad luck but it’ll change,” I said, just as reassuringly as I knew how.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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