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Recent Examples of special-needs
One minute, my paintings were going to HSS; the next, to foster homes — no, schools for special-needs kids.
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Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Like her previous work, the book is less about perfection than possibility — highlighting the impact of rescue and the importance of giving special-needs pets a chance at a loving home.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Alejandro was non-verbal and had attended Greater Heights Academy, a West Kendall school for special-needs children.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
From there, families often consider tools like a special-needs trust.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
While the district’s overall student enrollment has declined dramatically in recent years, the special-needs population has actually increased, advocates noted.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
For some seven years, MindShiftED has focused on supporting some of the city’s poorest families, parents of special-needs students and those who speak only Spanish.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
The event is a fundraiser organized by the Active 4 All Evergreen Foundation to support programs run by the Evergreen Park and Recreation District, including the INSPIRE special-needs program, which helps keep kids with challenges active.
—Cbscolorado.com Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Early literacy and special-needs inclusion, including opt-in tools that support deaf children and parental involvement, are areas where ideology gives way to child development science .
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Like her previous work, the book is less about perfection than possibility — highlighting the impact of rescue and the importance of giving special-needs pets a chance at a loving home.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Alejandro was non-verbal and had attended Greater Heights Academy, a West Kendall school for special-needs children.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
From there, families often consider tools like a special-needs trust.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
While the district’s overall student enrollment has declined dramatically in recent years, the special-needs population has actually increased, advocates noted.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
For some seven years, MindShiftED has focused on supporting some of the city’s poorest families, parents of special-needs students and those who speak only Spanish.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
The event is a fundraiser organized by the Active 4 All Evergreen Foundation to support programs run by the Evergreen Park and Recreation District, including the INSPIRE special-needs program, which helps keep kids with challenges active.
—Cbscolorado.com Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Early literacy and special-needs inclusion, including opt-in tools that support deaf children and parental involvement, are areas where ideology gives way to child development science .
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for special-needs
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Getting that exemption will be more difficult than most people had expected, meaning that more sick and disabled people are likely to lose their Medicaid coverage.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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There are special additional rules for households with elderly or disabled members.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Sneed played with an ailing knee in his final year in Kansas City, an injury that dated back to missing a dozen training camp practices with swelling.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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The technology was largely depicted as a portal to the future, a tonic for the ailing Los Angeles production sector, and a way to finally wriggle free from the bonds of antiquated studio protocols.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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One of the most heart-wrenching tales was that of Adventure Consultants co-founder and renowned mountaineer Rob Hall, whose decision to stay with an incapacitated client near the summit cost him his life.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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And the Lebanese government has a history of being in-- incapacitated or unable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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The unfit-father comedy was a staple, dating back to Three Men and a Baby being the highest-grossing movie of 1987.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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What should be used as a safeguard against an unfit or abusive president has instead become a routine mechanism for resolving political conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.—
Aariana Rose Philip,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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The man who died was a quadriplegic, unable to escape on his own.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Body Wasn’t Designed For Modern Life Many experts believe modern lifestyles may be contributing significantly to why so many people feel physically depleted, inflamed, tense, or chronically unwell.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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To kill bacteria, use hot water for washing diapers and bed linens if someone is unwell.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Amezcua recalled meeting a paraplegic woman with significant health issues who declined hospital care because, in her experience, she was treated briefly and then discharged back to the street.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who’s already wealthy, joins not for the money, but to pursue Gyro, a strange man with two strange spinning electric balls that seemingly can give him the ability to walk again.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One night in April when the boy playing Orlando was home sick and Jamie was waiting for Adele in their private coital chamber, Bromley kept her late to work on the scene where Orlando courts Rosalind playing Ganymede playing Rosalind.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Recently, she’s begun to feel physically sick due to everything going on in her life and is sharing with us that she’s been struggling with getting up, eating and other simple, everyday things.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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“Special-needs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special-needs. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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