1
as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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as in paralyzing
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disabling
The role of the judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.
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Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
The role of a judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
For its part, Ticketmaster has always maintained that artists have the option of disabling dynamic pricing for any event.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
Beginning with a series of sabotage attacks earlier in September that led to the explosion of thousands of Hezbollah pagers, Israel has gone from disabling massive swathes of the group’s communications to taking out its most powerful leader, as well as several other senior commanders.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Indeed, the less secure apps setting has already been removed from the Google Workspace admin console to make the transition easier by disabling the addition of new accounts using this method.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
The role of a judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
For its part, Ticketmaster has always maintained that artists have the option of disabling dynamic pricing for any event.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
Beginning with a series of sabotage attacks earlier in September that led to the explosion of thousands of Hezbollah pagers, Israel has gone from disabling massive swathes of the group’s communications to taking out its most powerful leader, as well as several other senior commanders.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Indeed, the less secure apps setting has already been removed from the Google Workspace admin console to make the transition easier by disabling the addition of new accounts using this method.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Though the scale of the problem can feel paralyzing, many solutions are known.Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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In 2007, after Estonia removed a Soviet war monument from downtown Tallinn, Russia conducted a massive cyberattack, paralyzing the country’s internet infrastructure for three weeks.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
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This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 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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“Disabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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