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Both brothers died of Hungtington’s disease, a genetic disorder that began to severely debilitate them during their 30s.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

Surrender to dissidents and allow a small group of extremists to debilitate his office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

“Symptoms such as persistent fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog and depression could debilitate many millions of people globally.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

For smaller public health departments, losing a grant or a few thousand dollars of funding can debilitate more than just one program.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2020

He needed to be better about that, about letting the nightmares debilitate him.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Ultimately, the goal is to identify potential genetic targets to treat or even cure the chronic metabolic disease that affects and sometimes debilitates more than 400 million adults worldwide, according to the International Diabetes Federation.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2024

The more the gestation progresses, the more her mind debilitates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

For this Global Reach Challenge, Sir Ranulph will have to overcome vertigo and Cheyne-Stokes, a condition which debilitates his breathing above 16,000 feet.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2016

It debilitates me to think that my actions have caused her emotional and physical stress that is completely unwarranted and unfair.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2016

At the beginning of a period of pain we stand it well, as a rule, but its continual nagging debilitates us and heightens our susceptibility until we cannot nerve ourselves to further endurance.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

It causes symptoms such as extreme fatigue and post-exertional malaise, which means that simple physical or mental activities can leave people completely debilitated.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Too much of it, alas, is spent recalling now dead or sadly debilitated family and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Engineered stone companies are facing a torrent of lawsuits from workers debilitated by silicosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

And the other four Sherpas on our team were too cold and debilitated from having gone to the summit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Much of the money has been wasted, financing factories and apartment blocks for which there isn’t enough demand, sparking debilitating price wars, and hurting profits and wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Chronic low back pain is a debilitating and costly medical issue that affects 13% of Americans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 2024, Smith revealed that she was living with the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

If not for the adrenaline flooding my system, the pain would’ve been totally debilitating.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs