paralyzing

Bondi responded by firing Grace and naming Habba acting U.S. attorney, sparking confusion over who actually held the post and all but paralyzing the federal criminal court system in the Garden State.

Yet in the erasure of history, in the paralyzing censorship that pervades many parts of the world, we risk forgetting the lessons of the past.

The idea of finding a new passion is paralyzing, but asking yourself what you’re interested in and finding a small step you can take in the direction of exploring that interest feels much more manageable.

Even with the death of wokeness, it’s not quite OK to wish for such things openly, perhaps because of a dim awareness that there’s no escape from the paralyzing dynamic of racial fear.

Especially younger women can kind of bubble up with anxiety and fear, it’s almost paralyzing, and when you start asking, “What is the worst thing that could happen?” they realize it’s actually not that bad.