paraplegic
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On the surface, Tusia appeared to be running a legitimate business and hiring paraplegic employees to help him conduct it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
In 2014, the first kick of the World Cup was made by a paraplegic man using a mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024
He was left with a dislocated spinal cord, which left him a paraplegic.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023
As she wrote paraplegic, Mrs. Olinski spelled it out, "P-A-R-A-P-L-E-G-I-C. It means that I am paralyzed from the waist down."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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