paralyzing
Example Sentences
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Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Southern states have struggled to recover from the paralyzing storm, with power outages still affecting more than 115,000 customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
One of the lawsuits that Lu filed in Mauritius prompted a court there to freeze Afrinic’s bank accounts in July 2021, effectively paralyzing the organization and eventually sending it into receivership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The two sides had agreed to put further tariff increases on hold until later in the year after months of negotiations and an earlier escalation that raised tariffs on China to 145%, paralyzing trade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2025
The female Tiphia, finding a beetle grub in the soil, injects a paralyzing fluid and attaches a single egg to the undersurface of the grub.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
