as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall
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But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026 -
That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Norman Hunter, 48, of Dolton, also was struck by a car while incapacitated, the medical examiner’s office said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to the country’s National News Agency, Israeli strikes killed five people and wounded three in the town of Toura, just south of the Litani River.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Two victims were fatally wounded Thursday night while driving in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The district attorney’s office also has filed felony child endangerment charges against a Yorba Linda father whose 12-year-old son was critically injured after crashing a modified e-motorcycle allegedly capable of speeds up to 60 mph.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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They were wounded and maimed by the tens of thousands.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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As a result, more than 1,130 people died and thousands more were maimed or injured.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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“Lamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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