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suffers

  • present tense form of suffer (3rd person singular).

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Looming over the crackdown is the failing health of 80-year-old Ortega, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Evenepoel is widely considered the third-best rider in the world for overall ability for his supreme time trial skills, but typically he suffers on steep climbs.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Read on: CoreWeave’s stock suffers another long losing streak.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Revealing his luxurious lifestyle would shatter the state’s propaganda that Kim suffers alongside his people—nearly half of whom are malnourished.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“As long as the boy suffers for his indolence.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman