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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
suffer .
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Examples
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Another competent Batman novelisation, which again suffers from the original script itself.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Batman Returns - Craig Shaw Gardner Blue Tyson 2006
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Your title suffers from a condition known as the “unclear antecedent.”
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If there is one thing this title suffers from the most it is there are too many stories to tell in the space alloted.
Major Spoilers 2008
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The nation suffers from a much more common ailment -- too little.
India wants to be a great power. So why are its Commonwealth Games such a mess? Jason Overdorf 2010
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The script rings with some of Shaw's repeated themes -- "Heartbreak House" and "Man and Superman" are among the plays Shavians may find themselves ruminating on -- yet the performance suffers from a rare case of pointless velocity.
George Bernard Shaw's 'Misalliance' misses the mark at Olney Theatre Center Nelson Pressley 2010
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It is an amazingly capable vehicle, but suffers from the inherent weakness of foam shedding and its impact on the side-mounted orbiter.
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The Klansman on the hunt for a doctor suffers from a lack of relevance.
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The nation suffers from a much more common ailment -- too little.
India wants to be a great power. So why are its Commonwealth Games such a mess? Jason Overdorf 2010
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They are the same thing, because she suffers from a malady common to conservatives: cranial-rectal inversion.
Think Progress » Palin Admits To Travelling To Canada For Health Care 2010
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I believe she suffers from a little known disease, HUAS.
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