atrophied
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“Confession” sees him trying out long atrophied dramatic acting muscles, taking a tentative step into Hollywood.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
John’s left arm had atrophied, his hand now basically a claw, and two of his fingers were numb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Today, the Pentagon is grappling with America’s atrophied industrial base while racing to adopt AI technologies that private companies have already woven into their systems—like the frozen-dessert management system Kain stumbled on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
But polio had left Ali with a twisted, atrophied right leg that was sallow skin over bone with little in between except a paper-thin layer of muscle.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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