paralysis
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A U.S.-based chain of medbed operators called Tesla BioHealing has been flagged by federal regulators for claiming that its “Life Force Energy” treatments can cure stroke paralysis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and terminal cancer.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Though Liniger continued to live with significant paralysis on her left side after the plane wreck, she learned to play golf with one arm immobilized in a sling and became an accomplished one-armed golfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A-Baki, a former Ecuadoran trade minister, acknowledged that paralysis of the UN's top body, the Security Council, was an issue but stressed "they should be working together for the benefit of everyone."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This meant that instead of enjoying those precious first weeks with her newborn, she was navigating motherhood while living with left-sided paralysis.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
She could feel sleep creeping over her like a paralysis.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Sometimes these compounds act as deterrents: nicotine, for example, is produced by some plants and paralyses insects, whereas caffeine suppresses their appetite.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020
Nothing proved more vividly the maxim that technology renders civilisation fragile than the great traffic paralyses of the late seventies.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
In a recent Australian-made TV political thriller called Secret City, a cyber-attack paralyses the country's air traffic control system.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2016
"The asset quality review is aimed to reduce a little this gap of information that paralyses the market."
From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2013
The horrid creature reared itself nearly on end and looked at him with that fixed stare by which the serpent fascinates and paralyses its victim.
From The Animal Story Book by Various
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