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deaf

adjective as in without hearing

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adjective as in unwilling

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“That is infuriating, and it’s the perfect example of a tone deaf, dismissive approach that our leaders always seem to take.”

He was only able to meet a hearing specialist years later, by which point Grace was told that he was partially deaf as a result.

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And there was a segment about taxi drivers, a segment about a doorman and a segment about a woman who’s deaf.

If Netanyahu was in his nearby Jerusalem home, the appeals from parents and supporters appear to be falling on deaf ears.

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She is now an assistant coach with the U.S. deaf national team.

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