paralysis
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Symptoms often include seizures, muscle weakness, paralysis, and delayed development.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
WTO reform has become more urgent with the prolonged paralysis of the organisation's dispute settlement system.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
First, there was the paralysis of flights through some of the busiest airspace in the world, leaving aircraft at major hub airports grounded and hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
I eventually overcame my paralysis and opened the rear door of the van.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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