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immobility

[im-oh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪm oʊˈbɪl ɪ ti /








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But while immobility is the characteristic material feature of land, it is financially mobile, in that its value can rise and fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

"If I’m being honest, I also didn’t want to admit to the depth of my disability. I had muscle spasms and immobility on my left side, and I tried to hide it," she said.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2024

For some people, muscle loss worsens, leading to falls, immobility, a loss of autonomy and a condition called sarcopenia2.

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2024

That matters, Wooldridge continues, because “The rate of single parenting is the most significant predictor of social immobility in the country.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

It crouches there, terrified, unable to move, hoping to save itself by its immobility.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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