paralysis

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Tang said she experienced side effects including sleep paralysis, fatigue and brain fog, which left her "exhausted" and affected her school attendance.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

WTO reform has become more urgent with the prolonged paralysis of the organisation's dispute settlement system.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

These attacks present a new reality for energy markets, already suffocating under the paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Yes, he told us, my mother had suffered a stroke of paralysis.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright