as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall
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Crucially, the strike targeted a critical AVT-6 distillation unit, potentially crippling the refinery's entire 12 million tons/year capacity,.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026 -
The fall broke both his legs, crippling him.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2026
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Tabitha grabs one of the weird, spooky totem things and drives it through the chest of the scarecrow monster attacking Donna, killing it – or at least incapacitating it – and the scarecrows retreat.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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One of four passengers in Bain’s car, 22-year-old Destiny Betts, suffered incapacitating injuries and was transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial from the scene, according to the report.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Another strike Saturday targeted a group of people in the sprawling tent camp of Muwasi in southern Gaza, killing one and wounding eight others, according to Nasser Hospital, where the casualties were taken.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Another strike on Saturday targeted a group of people in the sprawling tent camp of Muwasi in southern Gaza, killing one and wounding eight others, according to Nasser hospital, where the casualties were taken.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Oftentimes, disabling security protections is frowned upon.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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Anthropic complied within hours, disabling the models for all customers globally, though other models remain active.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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In 2022, for example, someone back-flipped off a bridge and into a raft, injuring a man and his son, according to previous Statesman reporting.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 June 2026
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Ghazwan Kareem attended the rally on crutches after injuring his calf while playing soccer Friday night.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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She was later transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall and charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000, police said.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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She was booked on 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing of an animal, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Primary hazards include damaging wind gusts, locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning strikes, with hail and a brief tornado or waterspout also possible.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Nelson is doing fine now In 2000, Nelson was diagnosed with HIV and sarcoidosis, a condition that went into remission until a severe case of Legionnaires’ disease in 2021 reactivated it, damaging both his lungs and liver.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Guess which mowing league isn't mutilating hedgehogs?—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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“Laming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laming. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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