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paralysis

[puh-ral-uh-sis] / pəˈræl ə sɪs /




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Neuralink is developing tiny computer chips that can be implanted in the human brain, with the stated goal of helping people with paralysis or neurological conditions communicate using only their thoughts.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Anxiety paralysis is real, and people who procrastinate often are not lazy, but instead suffer from this all-too-common malady.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“You can get in paralysis if you start trying to port yourself into somebody else’s thinking,” Cook said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

My vocal cords were mostly moving as they should be, ruling out vocal cord paralysis or other pathologies.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Indeed, anyone proposing such a course must come under suspicion as a devotee of paralysis.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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