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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
Proof of the disability can come from a doctor, the Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 June 2025
Medi-Cal is the state’s health care program that provides free or low-cost health coverage for those who qualify, specifically low-income adults and families, seniors and individuals with disabilities.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
But people with disabilities then were still largely disregarded and treated as lesser members of society, regularly institutionalized in dangerous environments and even forcibly sterilized without their consent.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
This secured the 1890 Arrears Act, which expanded veterans’ pensions and disability payments.
—Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 June 2025
Medi-Cal is the state’s health care program that provides free or low-cost health coverage for those who qualify, specifically low-income adults and families, seniors and individuals with disabilities.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
But people with disabilities then were still largely disregarded and treated as lesser members of society, regularly institutionalized in dangerous environments and even forcibly sterilized without their consent.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
This secured the 1890 Arrears Act, which expanded veterans’ pensions and disability payments.
—Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, the Italian who had to miss this French Open through injury, were chief among them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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What’s more, the injury is likely old, given that new tissue is already forming over the wound.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Symptoms can include vomiting, vision problems, difficulty walking and memory loss or other cognitive impairment.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Cataracts are one of the most common causes of vision impairment worldwide.—
Sanket Jain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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It is also associated with inflammation and damage in the nervous system, according to a 2024 study.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Hijazi successfully sued for libel in London's High Court in July 2021 and was awarded £100,000 ($130,000) in damages and his court costs.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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