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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
Other examples include requiring captioning for videos and making a computer navigable without a mouse, for people with motor disabilities.
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Accessibility Staff are trained in basic access awareness, which encourages the use of the social model of disability.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, private institutions maintain the right to cherry-pick their student body and may deny admission to children with complex disabilities.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Bonnie Silva, the director of HCPF’s Office of Community Living, said the focus on disability services reflects unsustainable growth in that spending, mostly driven by an increase in the number of services each enrollee receives.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Accessibility Staff are trained in basic access awareness, which encourages the use of the social model of disability.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, private institutions maintain the right to cherry-pick their student body and may deny admission to children with complex disabilities.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Bonnie Silva, the director of HCPF’s Office of Community Living, said the focus on disability services reflects unsustainable growth in that spending, mostly driven by an increase in the number of services each enrollee receives.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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That depth, though, at least gives Brown a security blanket in case of an injury or poor performance from a rotation guy.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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With just three games remaining in their season after Thursday, the Stars could be looking at another disastrous injury.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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Accessibility Four rooms and two bungalows are fully accessible for guests with mobility impairment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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State police said Landry showed signs of impairment, and a breath sample indicated a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.—
Alexandra Faul,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 13 Apr. 2026.
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