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
Maybe they do blame themselves, and are paralyzed by an unfounded shame.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which usually carries around a fifth of global LNG, is paralyzed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
An effective Iranian blockade has paralyzed commercial shipping through the crucial maritime chokepoint, which in peacetime sees a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas pass through it.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
And not only did I know the feeling of something breaking inside me, I also had to watch my mom go through it and basically get paralyzed in a whole different way.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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