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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Shamus was born with cerebral palsy and uses a power wheelchair.
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Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
An earlier, longer version of the 1995 poem, which drew criticism for including a racial slur and an offensive slang term for cerebral palsy, appeared in Q magazine and had a public airing in a 2009 broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Tristan had a traumatic birth, which led to him having cerebral palsy and bilateral cochlear implants.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The latest legislative push was prompted by a car accident in California in June 2024 that left Coleman, then five-years-old, with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, according to the White House.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
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Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
An earlier, longer version of the 1995 poem, which drew criticism for including a racial slur and an offensive slang term for cerebral palsy, appeared in Q magazine and had a public airing in a 2009 broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Tristan had a traumatic birth, which led to him having cerebral palsy and bilateral cochlear implants.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The latest legislative push was prompted by a car accident in California in June 2024 that left Coleman, then five-years-old, with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, according to the White House.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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Jurist-Rosner was motivated to found Wellthy by her experience helping to care for her mother, who had multiple sclerosis.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Lifelong impairments like cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness, deafness, autism, and ADHD, as well as severe chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease, are covered.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Outside of lab settings, the tech was initially used as a mobility aid for people experiencing paralysis or severe gait impairments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jackson died in February at the age of 84 following a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a condition similar to Parkinson's disease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jackson suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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