paralysis
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The audience that allowed them to monetize their creations in the first place had now led to creative paralysis.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Acknowledging those concerns can’t become an argument for paralysis, particularly as developers increasingly rely on dedicated clean-energy generation, storage, and power-purchase agreements to reduce pressure on the grid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
All of the affected elephants - mainly female adults and their calves - had also shown signs of paralysis, which authorities believe also points to cyanide poisoning.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Most infections are asymptomatic, but about one in 100 involve neuroinvasive disease: meningitis, encephalitis or paralysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Advanced cases of leprosy can cause blindness, nerve paralysis, painful sores, and deformity.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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
There is little that paralyses the average person more than writing a letter of condolence.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2017
The pain never recurred; the left extremities recovered power rapidly; but it was six weeks before the ocular paralyses were completely well.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
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