crippled

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Appeared in the March 18, 2026, print edition as 'Gulf States Want to See Iran Crippled'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Crippled with grief, Tony and Katherine have created a "memory wall" to Ben in their front room.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Crippled by soaring gas and electricity costs, last week the plant sent home 400 of its 2,278 workers on reduced pay until better times.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2022

Crippled by soaring inflation at home, Mr. Erdogan has been courting regional leaders to bolster the Turkish economy before presidential elections next year.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Crippled muscles withered further, synapses wouldn't fire, wasted legs refused to ambulate.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer