stunted
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Lynn Roberts, with one leg stunted by childhood polio, finds her time in the pool “life changing, because in the water I can do the things that everyone else does.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Yet as second-quarter GDP is expected to show, the U.S. economy remains resilient in the face of an array of challenges that in the past might have severely stunted growth.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Despite recent success budget constraints remain, not least in the wake of successive broadcast deal collapses which have financially stunted French football.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
If these challenges persist—or spread to other countries— the global economy could be in for a period of higher inflation and stunted growth.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
When Kate thought they’d put enough distance between themselves and the gym, and was convinced they hadn’t been followed, the two children hunkered beneath a scraggly copse of stunted cedar trees to rest.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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A Long Walk to Water
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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The Sea of Monsters
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