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 kingdom has suffered the fallout from regional conflicts before, most notably during a 2019 attack on its Abqaiq processing facility — claimed by Iran’s Houthi allies — that briefly crippled its output.—
Salma El Wardany,
Fortune,
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Ordinary Iranians objected to the country’s intrusive authoritarian system, an economy crippled by devastating international sanctions intended to coerce the regime to curb its nuclear program, and the mullahs’ preoccupation with international affairs.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jenny was traumatized and incapacitated for weeks.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bhusri and Duffield’s agreement also means that if one of the cofounders is incapacitated or dies, the other gets control of both stakes.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And on Friday, eight Israeli soldiers were wounded by Hezbollah fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon that began early Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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No one was injured and no weapons were found.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The country's Prosecutor General's office said four people were injured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 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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Most Iranians know someone who has been persecuted, killed, maimed, or unjustly imprisoned by the Islamic Republic regime that has occupied Iran since 1979.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Lamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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