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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The four-week shutdown has crippled airport security, with waits exceeding three hours at some airports as screeners work without pay amid spring break travel.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026 -
By controlling Gaza’s land, air and sea access, Israel has crippled its economy and infrastructure.—
Ken Barnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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The format in which the Iranian regime released his statement did little to quell rumors that he could actually have been incapacitated, possibly even left in a coma, in the same strike that killed his father and mother.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jenny was traumatized and incapacitated for weeks.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Their mother was seriously wounded and remains in the hospital, the official said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Gross, the officer who was wounded, was shot in his upper shoulder.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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None of the synagogue's staff, teachers or the 140 children at its early childhood center were injured, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Authorities are investigating the Old Dominion University shooting that left one person dead and two others injured as an act of terrorism, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday, March 12.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of American troops were killed or maimed before the Pentagon scrambled to field new armored vehicles built to withstand blasts.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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An additional 20,000 men on both sides were maimed, crippled or otherwise wounded.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Lamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamed. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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