paralyze

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The Lewiatan Confederation, an NGO representing Polish entrepreneurs, argues the move "could paralyze the labour market".

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Nexperia microchips are leaving China again, easing a shortage of simple but ubiquitous parts that threatened to paralyze the auto industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Good team, great fans, best ballpark in Southern California – but is an ownership dispute going to paralyze the franchise?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

It can feel exhausting to think about what can happen in the next four years, and it’s important that we take a minute to acknowledge these emotions, but we cannot let them paralyze us.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

Their eyes can paralyze you; not the tum-you- to-stonc Medusa-type paralysis, but the oh-my-gods-that-big-snake-is-going-to-eat-me type of paralysis, which is just as bad.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan