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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
The event was set to cost $16,500 for the facility, meals and accommodations, plus $2,600 for transportation accessible for people with disabilities and $7,600 for a facilitator and assessment tool.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
To qualify for free repairs, seniors, veterans and those with disabilities who wish to apply must meet household income requirements, be current on their property taxes, and have no current foreclosures or bankruptcy, Roach said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Among the survivors included in the analysis, 63% had at least moderate disability.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
An effort to expand civic service — an alternative to military service — to Arab youth as well as Jews kept out of the army due to criminal records, disabilities or low educational achievement.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
To qualify for free repairs, seniors, veterans and those with disabilities who wish to apply must meet household income requirements, be current on their property taxes, and have no current foreclosures or bankruptcy, Roach said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Among the survivors included in the analysis, 63% had at least moderate disability.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
An effort to expand civic service — an alternative to military service — to Arab youth as well as Jews kept out of the army due to criminal records, disabilities or low educational achievement.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
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And Henry Rutledge, who missed the Week 1 matchup with a lower-body injury, returned to action and resulted in Charlotte’s longest rush of the night on his second carry – 14 yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Laurel Ivory was the goalkeeper who claimed the clean sheet for KC on Saturday night, as Lorena appeared on the injury report late in the week with a knee ailment.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The first cohort of seniors to have contended — not always enthusiastically — with a digital society has reached the age when cognitive impairment becomes more common.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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This impairment to the display image from the rearview camera can reduce the driver's view and potentially increase the risk of a crash.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The tool automatically adjusts its temperature to help prevent heat damage, while its powerful motor dries hair quickly.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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