paralyzed
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Feeling paralyzed, she thought about hiring someone to help her, even though she didn’t want to spend the money on a landscape designer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
He paralyzed the Oklahoma City offense and gobbled up every loose ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Uncertainty has weighed on FX volatility, which is falling,” wrote Société Générale’s veteran foreign exchange strategist Kit Juckes in a Thursday note titled “FX remains paralyzed by binary possibilities.”
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Maybe they do blame themselves, and are paralyzed by an unfounded shame.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
He looked down at the paralyzed Dolohov, thinking fast as the lock clicked and Ron used the Deluminator to plunge the café into darkness.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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