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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Greta, who has cerebral palsy, requires a range of supports to get to that point.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Garcia, born with cerebral palsy, was a member of Del Norte’s wrestling team.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Shamus was born with cerebral palsy and uses a power wheelchair.
—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
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Garcia, born with cerebral palsy, was a member of Del Norte’s wrestling team.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Shamus was born with cerebral palsy and uses a power wheelchair.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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The health benefits of creatine include strength and muscle enhancement, improved bone, brain and heart health, and help fighting certain neuromuscular conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and muscular dystrophy.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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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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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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Strokes can cause death, or lead to paralysis or speech problems.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Stomach paralysis caused both eating and drinking to be intensely painful for Talei.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Since receiving her diagnosis, Weedman’s Bell’s palsy has been written into her characters on Hacks, Abbot Elementary and Sirens.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sunshine died March 15 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a family spokesperson announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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