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In the late 1980s, he fell and broke his neck, becoming temporarily paralyzed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“Uncertainty has weighed on FX volatility, which is falling,” wrote Société Générale’s veteran foreign exchange strategist Kit Juckes in a Thursday note titled “FX remains paralyzed by binary possibilities.”

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Maybe they do blame themselves, and are paralyzed by an unfounded shame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which usually carries around a fifth of global LNG, is paralyzed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But Malfoy said nothing: He was still listening to whatever was happening below and seemed almost as paralyzed as Harry was.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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