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as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of
the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears
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Recent Examples of debilitating
Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Fritz stepped away from the show in 2020, and he was hospitalized in 2022 after suffering a debilitating stroke.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Market impact Conflict within Lebanon's home territory compounds a debilitating financial crisis that has gripped the country since 2019, after the hemorrhage of dollar liquidity.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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In the beginning, the Narrator briefly escapes his insomnia by attending gatherings of people with terminal and debilitating illnesses.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Fritz stepped away from the show in 2020, and he was hospitalized in 2022 after suffering a debilitating stroke.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
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Huebner regularly supports patients with debilitating trauma and other behavioral health conditions through the process of making claims for short- and long-term disability coverage, Social Security Disability Insurance payments, and worker's compensation.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Market impact Conflict within Lebanon's home territory compounds a debilitating financial crisis that has gripped the country since 2019, after the hemorrhage of dollar liquidity.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Both QBs started the season struggling, which was unsurprising given the recent history of first-round rookie starters at QB.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jaylen Black, vice president of marketing communications for Planned Parenthood Southeast — which operates health centers in Georgia — said that the stories are sadly unsurprising and that additional deaths have most likely gone unreported.Randi Richardson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Debilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debilitating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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