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paralysis

[puh-ral-uh-sis] / pəˈræl ə sɪs /




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Climate progress was in a state of paralysis.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Symptoms can include fever, rash, facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and arthritis, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

From here, much of the novel dwells on Günter’s terror and paralysis as the Nazi Party wrests control of Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Later, while the public was somewhat aware that President Franklin D Roosevelt lived with paralysis from polio, the White House downplayed his use of a wheelchair until his death in office in 1945.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He also survived cerebral malaria, a severe mosquito-borne illness that can cause paralysis, coma, and death.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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