paralyzing

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In 1966, he led the workers on an illegal strike, paralyzing the city and its idealistic new mayor, John V. Lindsay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

One of the lawsuits that Lu filed in Mauritius prompted a court there to freeze Afrinic’s bank accounts in July 2021, effectively paralyzing the organization and eventually sending it into receivership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

The ice ball exploded, spraying his entire body with freezing, paralyzing streams of water, weighing down his arms, deadening his legs, squeezing his heart.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte