debilitating
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The breakouts happen more frequently here, and they become more debilitating.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
After the IUD was placed, she remembers horrific, debilitating cramps.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
After a long and debilitating stay in hospital, she became a full-time wheelchair user and could not return to her own step-fronted home or get accessible accommodation.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Early industrial work was repetitive, physically taxing and mentally debilitating.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
His mother had had a debilitating stroke when Ed was eleven; one of seven children.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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