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But Taiwanese defense experts have taken away a different lesson: cheap equipment from a lesser military, such as dumb mines thrown in a strait, may just be enough to paralyze a superpower.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

The Lewiatan Confederation, an NGO representing Polish entrepreneurs, argues the move "could paralyze the labour market".

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Carol wants to save humanity, yet her angry outbursts can paralyze the entire planet with pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

I showed up at the restaurant in a party dress, heels and a big smile, trying not to let memories of finding a table in the school cafeteria paralyze me.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

Then she placed her hands, vertically, over her eyes and pressed the heels hard, as though to paralyze the optic nerve and drown all images into a voidlike black.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Meanwhile, Salieri’s invisible seething paralyzes him, turning into the punishment he believes God inflicted on him.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

However, once triggered in this context, the response effectively paralyzes the cells.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026

The fix here is pretty simple: return to the ophthalmologist’s chair for a “cycloplegic refraction,” which temporarily paralyzes those inner eye muscles so you can get an accurate prescription.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023

Meanwhile, your brain paralyzes the muscles in your arms and legs, preventing you from acting out your dreams, Dasgupta explained.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

It paralyzes me for a moment, but then I continue roving forward.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

This individual had experienced serious physical disabilities, including a paralyzed arm, arthritis, hearing loss, and partial blindness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

While U.S. automakers have so far been insulated in their home market from Chinese competition, they, too, seem paralyzed with indecision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Elevating the issue to a cosmic scale leaves the public paralyzed and takes ordinary product accountability off the table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Confined for her safety in a small, interior room, Maggie had been sobbing for days, “sick and nearly paralyzed with fright.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

This fork in the road looms but so, let’s admit, does the possibility of society becoming tangled up in legally paralyzing questions of machine sentience, pushed by certain avid humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

“Time and time again we had in the technical work almost paralyzing crises,” Oppenheimer later said.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin