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disability

[dis-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌdɪs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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He doesn't talk, has a learning disability and needs constant care.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Researchers classified a severe medical outcome as one involving life-threatening effects, significant lasting disability, or death.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

“Because oftentimes we forget the sport side of the athletes and put the disability in front, and I really hope that this is reversed in our Games.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Reactivation of Anelloviridae, a poorly understood family of viruses that typically remains latent in about 90 percent of the population, showed a prominent association with long-term physical disability and long COVID.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Her disability payments, for which she needed a doctor’s letter every month, came to just half of her $331 weekly salary.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

He will also meet people with disabilities and sick members of the faith at Rimini's cathedral before presiding over an open-air mass at the city's port in early evening.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

In the 1960s, it was estimated that 0.04% of children were autistic and most had intellectual disabilities.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Union workers at the Social Security Administration want the agency to add 20,000 more employees and expand its budget to better serve 75 million retired workers and dependents and people with disabilities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

His mother told me that when he was released from the service, he suffered from multiple disabilities, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Otherwise, Ezzo warns, sleep deprivation might “negatively impact an infant’s developing central nervous system” and lead to learning disabilities.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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