paralyzing
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India is also too big and decentralized for any group to oust the government simply by paralyzing the national capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s a paralyzing realization, she argued, being confronted with “the limits of our body and perspectives — the limits of our very lives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Southern states have struggled to recover from the paralyzing storm, with power outages still affecting more than 115,000 customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
It had started with his father’s train wreck, paralyzing him at first, later inspiring him to move as far as possible, to make a new life on the other side of the world.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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