Recent Examples on the WebHere is Method Man in a Hollywood hotel lobby: Shortly after Veronica Webb glides by and Danny Glover ambles through, the Wu star comes striding past the concierge in an extreme-sports pimp-roll—throwing his long arms wildly, swinging his legs outward in a bizarre palsied flail.—Chris Norris, SPIN, 27 June 2023 His visitors encountered a palsied, toothless, half-blind figure, unable to rise from his favorite armchair to greet them.—Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019 In some countries, key public service industries are nationalized; in others, they are strictly regulated in a way that goes well beyond our palsied agencies.—John B. Judis, New Republic, 24 Aug. 2017
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