incapacity
Example Sentences
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Before the changes went through, if someone had limited capacity to work due to a disability or long-term condition, the payment more than doubled because of an incapacity top-up.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Trusts are designed to manage assets, distribute income, prevent beneficiaries from getting too much money at one time, and, in many cases, avoid probate and help plan for a beneficiary’s incapacity.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
But the line between incapacity and hardship is not always clear, especially when poverty and homelessness are involved.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026
When clinicians blur the line between suffering and incapacity, accommodation loses its meaning, standards lose force, and those with genuine impairments are met with suspicion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
He is strong and pain is worse to the strong incapacity is worse.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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