crippling
Example Sentences
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A new scientific breakthrough in the field of Alzheimer’s research is raising hopes that the cruel, crippling and fatal brain disease may eventually become curable.
From MarketWatch
But now with power plant after power plant closing "unemployment is rising and the jobs that are being cut aren't being replaced", said Plakentas, further crippling a region with the country's highest jobless rate.
From Barron's
But, from the first night after getting the good news, Aled was struck by "crippling nightmares".
From BBC
"It does feel cripplingly lonely when everyone has their own thing to do."
From BBC
Earlier this year, London classical music venue Wigmore Hall quit the annual funding system, calling it "crippling".
From BBC
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