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immobilize

[ih-moh-buh-lahyz] / ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /




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Uncertainty over not just the future of EVs but tariffs and a weakening U.S. auto market has immobilized many suppliers, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without her devotion and interpretive intuition, the voice inside the immobilized body would have gone unheard.

From The Wall Street Journal

To be certain the sounds came from the knees, the doctors wanted to immobilize the sisters’ knee joints.

From Literature

Without that capability, a robotaxi fleet is “immobilized capital,” New Street Research analysts wrote in a report in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s also known that Waymo pays humans to physically deal with vehicles immobilized by — for example — a passenger’s failure to fully close a car door when exiting.

From Los Angeles Times