crutch
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Far from trying to disguise my disability and cover it up, I chose to quite openly stand using a crutch on the steps of Bute House when my husband became first minister.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
This has kicked out another crutch on which Treasury once could lean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
But it was interesting to see him wrestle with how his work hinders that — is it the crutch or the salvation?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some studies show that children who rely on AI to handle mental work later struggle on exams without AI, something called a crutch effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The next thing I knew I was awakened by Daisy, poking me with that old crutch of hers.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
For those players in particular, each medically cleared to return, every day off crutches is a good day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Beside them, 14-year-old Muath al-Dini, balanced on crutches after a leg amputation, is waiting for two separate medical evacuations.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Others required the use of crutches, wheelchairs and, in the most extreme cases, artificial breathing machines known as iron lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Teresa Valdecantos arrived propped up on crutches but was undeterred.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
With crutches he would be able to go about as Geoffrey did.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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