crutch
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Far from trying to disguise my disability and cover it up, I chose to quite openly stand using a crutch on the steps of Bute House when my husband became first minister.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"The physical part is very tough; I walk with a zimmer frame or a crutch and I have to be helped up the stairs, my husband has to physically put me to bed," she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Filmmakers must stop using these human pawns as a crutch until they prove they have more empathy than the bad guys themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
This has kicked out another crutch on which Treasury once could lean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
So when Kyro and some parent helpers start setting up hurdles, I take the opportunity to crutch across the track to the bleachers.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
McVay noted that Garrett was on crutches Wednesday but walking without them Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Others required the use of crutches, wheelchairs and, in the most extreme cases, artificial breathing machines known as iron lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Teresa Valdecantos arrived propped up on crutches but was undeterred.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
He pulled the crutches over and braced them under his arms, feeling the familiar comfort their sturdy strength brought.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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