paralyzing

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Thoughts on love, nature, trauma, aging, nostalgia and philosophy are all valid starting points, and a surfeit of possibilities can be paralyzing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s a paralyzing realization, she argued, being confronted with “the limits of our body and perspectives — the limits of our very lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

I was jacked up on adrenaline, unsure of what to do next, overcome by a paralyzing mixture of fear and rage.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline