paraplegic
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Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright will spend five months in prison for tampering with evidence after a helicopter crash that killed his co-star and left the pilot a paraplegic.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
So, taking a cue from Mark Wellman, the first paraplegic to climb El Capitan in 1989, they rigged climbing ropes with a specially designed pulley system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
And even more recently, NBC's big box store sitcom "Superstore," which wrapped in 2021, saw able-bodied actor Colton Dunn starring as paraplegic employee Garrett.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 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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This Week in Pop Culture: January 12 -18, 2019
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