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paralysis

[puh-ral-uh-sis] / pəˈræl ə sɪs /




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I often get blank page paralysis when I open a new doc.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021 that required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

While distrust of the UN is often illustrated by the Security Council's paralysis on many pressing issues, she acknowledged that she had no "magic formula" to change things.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Finally, his paralysis broke and he forced himself to trudge toward me.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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