as in injury
a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks
The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities. The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working.
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Recent Examples of disability
Watch on Deadline The list also evaluated 2023 films displaying the best inclusivity across five categories: gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, and age.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration, stress, physical disabilities and brain damage.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
These tragic incidents disproportionately affect children, seniors, individuals with disabilities and people of color.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
His disability did not thwart his academic ambitions.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration, stress, physical disabilities and brain damage.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
These tragic incidents disproportionately affect children, seniors, individuals with disabilities and people of color.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
His disability did not thwart his academic ambitions.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for disability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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These surfaces could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, the event was used to lure her to the venue, where she was then attacked, robbed, and ultimately stabbed nine times before being taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to state police, Brown allegedly showed signs of impairment and smelled of alcohol.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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This year, Novo Nordisk plans to report findings from a phase 3 clinical trial to see if semaglutide can slow cognitive impairment and other signs of Alzheimer’s disease progression, even in people without obesity.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Volunteer activities also can result in unexpected damage claims.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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Given that antitrust damages are subject to trebling, the NFL faced the possibility of having to pay $14.1 billion.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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