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Adjective
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Connecticut is set to pay nearly $5.9 million to the family of a disabled man who was wrongly imprisoned for more than two decades before he was freed in 2015 when his 1992 conviction in the murder and rape of an 88-year-old grandmother was overturned.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025 -
An Arizona grandmother has been charged with caging her mentally disabled teenage granddaughter and abusing her to death earlier this week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My mother is very deaf (Cochlear implant in one ear, hearing aid in the other) and uses this app constantly.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Trevor Trevor, who is deaf, took a break from his search for a forever home at Green Dogs Unleashed to play on Team Ruff in Puppy Bowl XXI.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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With research conducted in both healthy and diseased populations, ranging from menopause to ALS, Parkinson’s disease to frailty, boosting NAD+ to youthful levels has proven to have a number of benefits.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2025
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The same impulse eventually drove Gandhi from power in 1977 and in the long run opened the door to the victory of India’s current prime minister, Narendra Modi, who portrays himself as a political outsider with a mandate to cure the ills of a diseased democracy.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Still, lower interest rates, along with initiatives to boost tourism and revive the ailing local property sector, will support Hong Kong’s stock market, HSBC strategists said.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune Asia,
9 Jan. 2025
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Pan additionally revealed cuts to existing mortgages and lowered the minimum mortgage downpayment from 25% to 15% for second-time homebuyers to support the ailing property sector, which many economists believe is the root cause of China’s numerous economic woes.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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Both were charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult by a caregiver resulting in the incapacitated adult’s death.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are another 10 or so, such as Lil Joe, who are unfit for release after difficult histories.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lee Monroe Straight-leg Jeans $43 $28 at Amazon Denim is notoriously unfit for traveling in, but reviewers say these Lee jeans are an exception.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Medical Guidance on Flying With Illnesses For those who feel unwell but must travel, experts suggest taking precautions to reduce the risk of spreading illness.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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For every case such as Tomasini’s, there are several more in which people who advocates believe pose no threat to the public are unwell and kept behind bars, said Su Kim, senior policy manager for Uncommon Law, an organization that supports prisoners and sponsored AB 960.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In a society where adults often come to work sick, teaching teens to take care of themselves is important.—
Maya Dollarhide,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2025
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The cruise line also isolated sick passengers and crew, among other steps, the CDC said.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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