paralyzed
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Feeling paralyzed, she thought about hiring someone to help her, even though she didn’t want to spend the money on a landscape designer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In the late 1980s, he fell and broke his neck, becoming temporarily paralyzed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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
He tried to avoid the antiwar protests that sometimes shut down the campus and paralyzed the entire city.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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