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Recent Examples of hard of hearing
Sall and three other students are part of a new approach in a small number of schools in Senegal that seat those who are deaf and hard of hearing with the rest of the class.
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Andrei Popoviciu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Wong hopes her team – which is made up of deaf and hard of hearing folks, immigrants and people with disabilities – will be at the forefront of ushering in that progress.
—Pauleanna Reid, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, the iPhone’s live captions feature allows users who are Deaf or hard of hearing to read real time captions on their screen when talking to someone in person, on FaceTime, or on a phone call.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
The federal office opened a civil rights investigation after receiving complaints at multiple facilities about auxiliary aids and services to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a release Monday.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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Andrei Popoviciu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Wong hopes her team – which is made up of deaf and hard of hearing folks, immigrants and people with disabilities – will be at the forefront of ushering in that progress.
—Pauleanna Reid, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, the iPhone’s live captions feature allows users who are Deaf or hard of hearing to read real time captions on their screen when talking to someone in person, on FaceTime, or on a phone call.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
The federal office opened a civil rights investigation after receiving complaints at multiple facilities about auxiliary aids and services to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a release Monday.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard of hearing
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Most people here are deaf and communicate using sign language.MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
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Readers learn of their inspirational bond, what is means to be deaf in America and how the team’s head coach spearheaded the entire team.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Down in the garden, dead cornstalks made a pleasant rattling sound in the cold wind, for all the world like the dry rushes of a duck blind rustling in the darkness of an overcast November morning.Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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That might explain why the Portland-via-Fort Lauderdale post-hardcore band performs with such extemporaneous vigor on Deep Sage, thrashing and flailing in a release of anger that trades blind rage for determined revenge.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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Please check back again soon for the recorded video. LIVE VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Owned by German transplant Bert Kirchner, the bar is named after a man in Dominica who fascinated Kirchner with his ability to dance to Zouk music despite being deaf and mute.Mariette Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
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Wait until mid-November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pleural effusion: The tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs can become diseased or inflamed, causing the lungs to fill with fluid.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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The jewelry-store duel is very Kill Bill, with the two women tossing out insults before attacking brutally and relentlessly: throwing each other around glass cases, using the shop’s offerings as weaponry, and avoiding the incapacitated store owner.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The incapacitated person, or ward, could not engage in legal actions or make major decisions without the guardian’s consent.Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hard of hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard%20of%20hearing. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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