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And in Kansas, 30% of children, 30% of adults with disabilities and 58% of nursing home residents rely on Medicaid.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025 -
Better yet, invite people with disabilities to provide input during the design phase of a building.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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There have been encouraging signs in other games or even in consecutive games, only to have the Padres revert to being the offensive impatience and impotence.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The surgery to remove the prostate is often done outpatient, and has low risk for incontinence and impotence, but can cause erectile dysfunction, which can be treated by medication.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Police have said the pickup driver did not show signs of impairment and is cooperating with the investigation.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2025
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The result is that people are unable to participate not simply because of an impairment, but because of an environment that does not accommodate or appreciate their unique attributes.—
Mark Salzer,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2024
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The result can feel like exhaustion, even when the change is welcome.—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That last one was a mild surprise since he’s avoided his Michael Jackson parodies over the past few years due the revelations of Finding Neverland, and simple exhaustion after playing them every show going back to the Eighties.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
13 July 2025
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The paralyzed store owner later died from his injuries.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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In 2001, the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to Peter Barss of McGill University in Canada for his 1984 survey of injuries due to falling coconuts in Papua New Guinea.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The governor skillfully countered attacks from Republicans and conservative media regarding Biden’s mental infirmity and physical limitations.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Some blame reporters defending Biden’s obvious infirmity rather than reporting the hard facts.—
Michael Graham,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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Maryland’s jury system exists to carefully examine facts, assess harm and render just verdicts.—
Bruce M. Plaxen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2025
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The state’s compliance designation, however, does not negate the harm that Orange County Global has already caused for patients or the previous problems with its health care delivery practices, Siemers said.—
Scott Schwebke,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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“Disablement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disablement. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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