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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
Former recipients of the Succeed Scholarship -- a smaller school choice program for students with disabilities that was absorbed into the Educational Freedom Account program -- will receive $8,162.
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Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026
Quinn enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2019, facing both academic pressure and the realities of living with a disability.
—Donald Fountain, CBS News, 4 May 2026
James was predisposed to helping those with disabilities, having grown up with dyslexia at a time when resources and understanding weren’t abundant.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Those awards come on top of 42,644 students with disabilities and their siblings receiving the accounts during the first rollout in late April.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026
Quinn enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2019, facing both academic pressure and the realities of living with a disability.
—Donald Fountain, CBS News, 4 May 2026
James was predisposed to helping those with disabilities, having grown up with dyslexia at a time when resources and understanding weren’t abundant.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Those awards come on top of 42,644 students with disabilities and their siblings receiving the accounts during the first rollout in late April.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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The Thunder earned a bit of a break and awaits two teams battling injuries in the Lakers and Rockets.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In 2015, six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 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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The organization helps empower children with visual impairments and other disabilities to reach their fullest potential.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In particular, Jim Cramer wishes management had better telegraphed its plans to book a $184 million goodwill impairment charge for its Navista and ION reporting unit, which is part of the MSO business.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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China may also benefit from the reputational damage the war has imposed on the US, Yacoubian said.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The company’s goal is to replace sprinklers, which are effective at stopping fires but can also do significant water damage to a property.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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