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And then, of course, spiders are venomous, toting enough toxin to immobilize and liquify prey and, in a few cases, cause lesions, necrosis or death in humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

“Once they’ve captured their prey, they immobilize it with a very sticky mucus or slime.”

From National Geographic ● Aug. 4, 2023

Wildlife conflict specialists responded to the scene and contacted a local veterinarian about possible treatment, but the lion died before the team could immobilize it for capture, Daly said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

To ensure that he did not harm himself, or the scanner, the veterinary team needed to immobilize him.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

While she was psyching herself up to immobilize her ankle, she noticed some faded words on one of the wooden crates: hermes express.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"Whether it immobilizes us, or instead we denounce and shout to the world what is happening."

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

“It immobilizes people; they’re stuck, because they just don’t know.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

Fukuyama and a virus that immobilizes people into teeth-chattering zombies — are as haunting as the villainous Shadow King, played by Audrey Plaza, who at times also appears as a nightmarishly pale, obese figure.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2018

“Fish that encounter electricity go through a process called galvanotaxis that immobilizes the muscles, physically stopping the fish from moving through the barrier. The process can be lethal,” says Mark Cornish, a supervisory Corps biologist.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2017

The amebocytes of starfish were recently found to contain a material that immobilizes the macrophages of mammals, resembling a product of immune lymphocytes in higher forms.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Uncertainty over not just the future of EVs but tariffs and a weakening U.S. auto market has immobilized many suppliers, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

It’s also known that Waymo pays humans to physically deal with vehicles immobilized by — for example — a passenger’s failure to fully close a car door when exiting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

The injuries observed suggest that orcas may have developed a refined technique to trigger this immobilized state while reducing the risk of being bitten.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

I don't have the privilege of being immobilized, so since Wednesday morning I've been working on what I can do to help the situation in any way that I possibly can.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

The sun slides behind a cloud and I feel cold, immobilized on the threshold of the tunnel, unable to go any farther.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Regulators also have agreed to turn some of that waste into a concrete-like grout, rather than immobilizing it in glass.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Zelda Williams took to Twitter to share that the Oscar winner, who died at 63 in 2014, likely would have supported the SAG-AFTRA strike that’s currently immobilizing Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

The cars are not equipped with push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices.

From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023

Where roads are unpaved, it can be immobilizing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

An emotional heaviness pinned his limbs down into the hard mattress, immobilizing him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young