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The phrase "ailing river" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a river that is suffering from pollution, ecological damage, or other forms of degradation.
Example: "The ailing river has seen a significant decline in fish populations due to industrial waste being dumped into its waters."
Alternatives: "sick river" or "troubled river".
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Their ailing river haunts them.
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He would have seemed like the perfect cure for whatever keeps ailing Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers and bring a fresh start to Norv Turner-weary fans.
Rogers has fielded calls from strangers offering hyperbaric chambers or herbal remedies to heal the ailing knees of Tomlinson and Rivers; defensive plans to stop the New England Patriots high-poweredd offense; "Star Wars" sabers for good luck — anything to make sure the Force stays with the underdog Chargers.
So no one was all that surprised when, despite going into halftime trailing Rivers and the Chargers 24-0, naturaleaderer Peyton Manning, ailing neck and all, did the impossible and carried his Denver Broncos to a 35-24 win.
The Apple Daily newspaper said that up to 80percentt of the pigs had died in the area, that peasants were engaged in panic selling of ailing animals at deep discounts and that pig carcasses were floating down a river.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — An 88-year-old man fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital bed here on Friday and then shot himself in the head, the authorities said.
"The culture was ailing.
BAE is ailing.
"All its organs are ailing".
The infant Hercules is ailing.
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