as in challenged
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabled
Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Bird strikes can and certainly have disabled planes in the past, but a catastrophic bird strike like the one that resulted in the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009 is exceedingly rare.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the warning sound that should play when the camera is in use could be disabled remotely.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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Inevitable Foundation The Inevitable Foundation, a non-profit working to close the disability representation gap in the entertainment industry, has re-opened their Emergency Relief Fund to directly support disabled creatives impacted by the crisis.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Bird strikes can and certainly have disabled planes in the past, but a catastrophic bird strike like the one that resulted in the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009 is exceedingly rare.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cross-play will be disabled in the Competitive Mode, so PC players can't battle against console players.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the warning sound that should play when the camera is in use could be disabled remotely.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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But long-term use can increase the risk of serious medical conditions, such as an impaired immune system, greater likelihood of bone fractures and chronic kidney disease.David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Drowsy and impaired driving habits were also addressed.Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kim, the Korean American artist, who is deaf, shared in an email that the billboard reflected personal frustrations.Travis Diehl, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Older train cars often fail to provide reliable audible announcements, while visual announcements for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing passengers remain insufficient.Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many Western nations turned a blind eye to Moscow provocations.Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Many stations lack tactile warning strips on platform edges, which are essential for blind travelers’ safety.Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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People who don’t understand, like, people get injured.Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Within the past 24-hours— according to Gaza’s Health Ministry— more than 59 people have been killed by strikes in the area and more than 270 have been injured.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabled. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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