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a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks
The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities. The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working.
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Recent Examples of disability
Income and disability decisions are in line with those rules, Colorado said.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Parents of students with disabilities have expressed concern about civil rights cases closing too soon and difficulties of knowing who to talk to after the reduction in force occurred.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
That's why the student body at Prep, including the proportion of students with disabilities, is similar to that of the public schools.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Parents of students with disabilities have expressed concern about civil rights cases closing too soon and difficulties of knowing who to talk to after the reduction in force occurred.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
That's why the student body at Prep, including the proportion of students with disabilities, is similar to that of the public schools.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
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There were no reports of any damage or injuries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Three people were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with serious injuries.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These can cause severe scarring or disablement and may lead to amputations.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Playing Arnie, the younger brother to Gilbert (Johnny Depp), DiCaprio doesn’t permit his character to be a simple, adorable variation on disablement.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Officials added that neither speed nor impairment appeared to be a factor in the crash.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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These include unreported physical and mental impairments, housing insecurity, and a lack of high school diplomas and identification documents.—
Taylor Sisk,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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What first appeared to be a common job-interview phishing campaign ultimately revealed a hack so widespread and easy to replicate that investigators fear irreversible damage.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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Baldoni’s legal team argues the ruling should limit which witnesses and evidence are presented, while Lively’s team maintains a broader group is still necessary to prove retaliation and damages.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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