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Both brothers died of Hungtington’s disease, a genetic disorder that began to severely debilitate them during their 30s.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the sanctions imposed are part of Australia’s efforts to expose cyber criminals and debilitate groups engaging in cyber attacks.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Surrender to dissidents and allow a small group of extremists to debilitate his office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

But new evidence suggests a bone disease that can debilitate modern cats and dogs, and even some of their humans, may have also played a role.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

He needed to be better about that, about letting the nightmares debilitate him.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Ultimately, the goal is to identify potential genetic targets to treat or even cure the chronic metabolic disease that affects and sometimes debilitates more than 400 million adults worldwide, according to the International Diabetes Federation.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2024

The more the gestation progresses, the more her mind debilitates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

For this Global Reach Challenge, Sir Ranulph will have to overcome vertigo and Cheyne-Stokes, a condition which debilitates his breathing above 16,000 feet.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2016

It debilitates me to think that my actions have caused her emotional and physical stress that is completely unwarranted and unfair.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2016

Coffee, as drunk in England, debilitates the stomach, and produces a slight nausea.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

The “long on the road” theme continues in the infectious, fiddle-driven “I Got a Feelin’,” which offers encouragement for a long struggling and debilitated performer: “gotta feelin’ that this song ain’t over yet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

In the meantime, she was becoming more debilitated.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

Engineered stone companies are facing a torrent of lawsuits from workers debilitated by silicosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

And the other four Sherpas on our team were too cold and debilitated from having gone to the summit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Endometriosis, which occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it, can cause debilitating symptoms, such as pelvic pain, heavy periods and fatigue.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

"We believe vaccination has the potential to provide an important new layer of protection against this debilitating disease," Pfizer's chief vaccines officer, Annaliesa Anderson, said in a joint statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Hotel spas around Southeast Asia are developing treatments to address their customers’ most frequent complaint: debilitating jet lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The parasitic disease has made thousands of people sick with debilitating bouts of diarrhea this summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

This shift, she noted, had profound consequences for the future of racial justice advocacy; in fact, it was debilitating to the movement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander