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deaf

adjective as in without hearing

Strong match

  • deafened
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In July 2011, Mr Lock, 44, who is partially deaf and sighted, joined her in the school reception while she waited unsuccessfully for two hours to speak to Foden.

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A series of luxury vacations drew criticism for being tone deaf - including one trip to the private island of the Aga Khan in the Bahamas, which was found to have violated federal conflict-of-interest laws.

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In this nerve-racking thriller that so often mirrors our real world, militancy’s intense volume is futile when it falls on deaf ears.

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The sixth episode, “Silenced,” manages to hit that mark by taking us inside the life of Anthony Hughes, one of Dahmer’s victims who was also deaf.

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Sue was diagnosed with Meniere's disease in 2017, which is a rare inner ear condition which has left her partially deaf.

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