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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In Wrightwood, the recent torrential rainfall delivered devastating mudslides that have crippled the mountain town.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The pioneering college opened in 1885 and weathered difficult times early on, as the infamous winter freeze of 1894 destroyed orange groves throughout the state and crippled a key revenue source for Rollins, Lane wrote in his history of the school.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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One caller said a delta-8 gummy incapacitated their adult son for several hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Another note that came up in the responses to this question is that everyone, of any age, should make sure that there are plans in place for a friend or relative to take care of the dog if the owner is incapacitated or dies.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Denver police are searching for suspects in a Saturday night parking lot shooting that killed a 16-year-old and wounded three men, at least one of whom is not expected to survive, according to the agency.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each of the 29 counts corresponds to a child who was killed or wounded in the classrooms, prosecutors said.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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Woll and Stolarz carried the load when each was injured.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Philadelphia police are warning dog owners in Center City after a pit bull believed to belong to a homeless man was linked to multiple attacks on pets over the past week, leaving two dogs seriously injured and another permanently maimed.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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For decades, law enforcement officials have issued public pleas to revelers not to fire guns into the air on Independence Day and New Year’s Eve, an annual phenomenon in some neighborhoods that has occasionally led to people being maimed or killed.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Lamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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