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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Hanging on his wall as inspiration was a rhapsodic review of My Left Foot, which earned Daniel Day-Lewis his first Oscar for playing a guy with cerebral palsy.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
The 75-minute docudrama is inspired by the protests that swept Tehran in January, highlighting five Iranians who meet in a Tehran alley before they’re executed, all witnessed from a window by Amir, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy.
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Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Doctors later determined that the youngest of the bunch had cerebral palsy, which is a group of conditions that affect movement, balance and posture.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Fisher had written Grealish, a loveable rogue character who’s own sister, like Fisher, has cerebral palsy.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
The 75-minute docudrama is inspired by the protests that swept Tehran in January, highlighting five Iranians who meet in a Tehran alley before they’re executed, all witnessed from a window by Amir, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy.
—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Doctors later determined that the youngest of the bunch had cerebral palsy, which is a group of conditions that affect movement, balance and posture.
—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Fisher had written Grealish, a loveable rogue character who’s own sister, like Fisher, has cerebral palsy.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cerebral palsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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He was joined by friends and family, including his mother Elsa, who has multiple sclerosis.
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Harvard Health reports the associations may stretch well beyond the gut, from autoimmune diseases like lupus, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis to chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, allergies, asthma, acne, obesity and even mental illness.
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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.
Noun
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Symptoms can include fever, rash, facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and arthritis, according to the CDC.
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First comes analysis paralysis, the in-the-moment freeze.
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Back in 2024, Embiid battled the Knicks in a first-round playoff series months after left knee surgery and dealt with Bell’s palsy.
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Philadelphia will now play the New York Knicks in the second round, a rematch of a heated 2024 first-round series the Knicks won in six, during which Embiid played through Bell’s palsy.
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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