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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

Extreme and lengthy heat can debilitate bodies; some of the far-reaching effects of extreme heat are already taxing countries in much of the world.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

“Symptoms such as persistent fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog and depression could debilitate many millions of people globally.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

It is a necessary path forward in thinking about how to manage emerging technologies so they support and uplift, rather than dehumanize and debilitate, our society.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021

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

Sea-scurvy is caused by salt diet, the perpetual stimulus of which debilitates the venous and absorbent systems.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

The 50-year-old became so debilitated by the panic attacks that she was unable to work, so she began looking for ways to help treat her anxiety.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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 Lindo’s final scene, with West Indian Archie debilitated from a stroke, the actor improvised, collapsing into Washington and urging him to exercise Archie’s paralyzed right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The abrupt cessation of care prompted my debilitated mom’s eviction from an assisted living facility.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025

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

Samphire, who has stage 4 endometriosis and has suffered years of debilitating pain since she was just 10 years old, said although her boss was understanding, she knows not everyone would be so lucky.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Although it features a seance, “The Unbelievers,” by Nick Payne, is not truly a ghost story but a drama about the debilitating persistence of grief, and the equally damaging persistence of hope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Cancer immunotherapy works by creating a lasting immune response against tumors, but that same persistence may also contribute to recurring inflammatory side effects that can be debilitating for patients," Nurieva said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

In her new memoir, “Famesick,” Dunham chronicles her struggles with debilitating illness over six seasons of her hit HBO show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

As flippant as it might sound, I feel like I’ve dealt with that part enough for it to no longer be debilitating.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone