paralysis
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The wars in Ukraine and Iran, a pandemic, and paralysis in the Security Council have tested Guterres' skills as a diplomat but on fossil fuels the UN chief has rarely pulled any punches.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The disappearing belief that you can return to your previous rung on the career ladder is the other cause of workers’ paralysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Liberal Democrat Anna Sabine lost her voice for several months following a thyroid operation in June, which cut one of the nerves to her vocal cords, leaving her with a condition called vocal cord paralysis.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
According to Mayo Clinic, the condition causes temporary weakness or paralysis of facial muscles, and Brolin felt there was “nothing else to blame” for the symptoms.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
I eventually overcame my paralysis and opened the rear door of the van.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Sometimes these compounds act as deterrents: nicotine, for example, is produced by some plants and paralyses insects, whereas caffeine suppresses their appetite.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020
Nothing proved more vividly the maxim that technology renders civilisation fragile than the great traffic paralyses of the late seventies.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
Asked if she feared for her life, she said: “No. Fear paralyses people. And if you want changes, you should overcome yourself.”
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2018
In a recent Australian-made TV political thriller called Secret City, a cyber-attack paralyses the country's air traffic control system.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2016
In such situations fear, which spurs some minds, paralyses others.
From Shrewsbury A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
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