paralysis
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Even Amazon can recognize the importance of a piece of direct mail that makes holiday shopping less likely to cause choice paralysis.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some individuals experience relatively mild symptoms for many years, while others develop serious disability and paralysis at a young age.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 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
“The paralysis is what’s led to the lack of innovation, the failure to pursue policies that make sense for the greater good.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Once the dream receded—the feeling of paralysis, the suffocating closeness of it—her body relaxed, and her mom came closer.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
He says there are visible signs that the disease paralyses the sea urchin's spines and tiny feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023
Sometimes these compounds act as deterrents: nicotine, for example, is produced by some plants and paralyses insects, whereas caffeine suppresses their appetite.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020
Nothing proved more vividly the maxim that technology renders civilisation fragile than the great traffic paralyses of the late seventies.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
Asked if she feared for her life, she said: “No. Fear paralyses people. And if you want changes, you should overcome yourself.”
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2018
Things look up, however, towards the end of the performance, when the Lion King, standing in a corner of the cage, paralyses Brutus with a proud look just as he is about to attack him.
From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel
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