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deaf

[def] / dɛf /




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Critics panned it as tone deaf and uncreative, and it was cancelled after two seasons.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

They also adopted a deaf child, who was born in Thailand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Sara Nović celebrates the unique, close-knit bonds of her family, which includes both deaf and hearing members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Anthony Sinclair, who is profoundly deaf, said he is relieved after campaigners like him "had to fight for such a long time" for the law.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Last I heard, no one’s been deaf for two hundred years.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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