quadriplegic

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Adjective
  • That kind of volatility, which has rattled financial markets and paralyzed businesses, simply wasn’t present under any other administration in history.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Bustillo’s spinal cord was severed, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • Gloria allegedly provided care to disabled patients including a five-year-old and a 27-year-old during his time at the second agency, according to court records.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 May 2025
  • She is being charged with intentional bodily injury to a child, elderly person, or disabled individual, an offense that can result in a felony conviction.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • The coronavirus crisis dealt another serious blow to Blackpool, leaving businesses struggling as tourism ground to a halt ‌during nationwide lockdowns.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
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“Quadriplegic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadriplegic. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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