paralyzed
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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
"Traffic is paralyzed and people don't want to go back to their homes for fear of an aftershock."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Join us on a time-travel adventure to the ’90s: If you’ve recently been paralyzed by choice or felt overconnected but underinvested in your friendships, Slate has an antidote for you.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
As I laid them out, I explained, “Remember the story of the paralyzed Frenchman who wrote a whole book with the blink of his left eye?”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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