crutch
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Oleksandrivna, 77, arrived wearing a purple dressing gown, walking with a crutch.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
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
Some studies show that children who rely on AI to handle mental work later struggle on exams without AI, something called a crutch effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
He was on one crutch, sifting through the mail on the kitchen table.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
When I accidentally stumbled into music criticism with an academic penchant for music analysis, my crutches for writing about music were technical and of little use in a newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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
Like when Lily broke her foot skiing a few years ago and had to be on crutches afterward.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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