paralyze
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“Fear can serve you, it’s an instinct that keeps you alive, but it can also paralyze you,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Lewiatan Confederation, an NGO representing Polish entrepreneurs, argues the move "could paralyze the labour market".
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Good team, great fans, best ballpark in Southern California – but is an ownership dispute going to paralyze the franchise?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
It can feel exhausting to think about what can happen in the next four years, and it’s important that we take a minute to acknowledge these emotions, but we cannot let them paralyze us.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024
Their eyes can paralyze you; not the tum-you- to-stonc Medusa-type paralysis, but the oh-my-gods-that-big-snake-is-going-to-eat-me type of paralysis, which is just as bad.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Meanwhile, Salieri’s invisible seething paralyzes him, turning into the punishment he believes God inflicted on him.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
What if an earthquake paralyzes an entire region?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
This hopelessness paralyzes public critique, enabling tech companies to proceed unchecked.
From Slate ● May 4, 2023
Meanwhile, your brain paralyzes the muscles in your arms and legs, preventing you from acting out your dreams, Dasgupta explained.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
“The longer you’re here, the less you notice it. There’s something in it that paralyzes your sense of smell.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
When the New York Stock Exchange reopened on Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, it signaled the world that America’s financial markets wouldn’t be paralyzed by terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
A stroke in 2012 left him partially paralyzed, interrupting a busy acting career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She was also battling back from a severe lower back injury that left her almost paralyzed last year.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The photographer and his assistant begin to pack up their equipment and I stand paralyzed in the center of the room, a statue they must maneuver around.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In 1966, he led the workers on an illegal strike, paralyzing the city and its idealistic new mayor, John V. Lindsay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The warbling never improved, but it was heartening to see someone get over their paralyzing self-consciousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Chest pains and headaches, joint aches and night sweats, paralyzing pains in her ears, lumps no one else could feel.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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