paralysis
Example Sentences
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WTO reform has become more urgent with the prolonged paralysis of the organisation's dispute settlement system.
From Barron's
First, there was the paralysis of flights through some of the busiest airspace in the world, leaving aircraft at major hub airports grounded and hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.
From BBC
Gulf infrastructure damage and logistical paralysis are now set to postpone these plans.
His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
These attacks present a new reality for energy markets, already suffocating under the paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
