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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
This coming-of-age film, based on a 2010 novel by Sharon M. Draper, stars Phoebe-Ray Taylor as a sixth-grader with cerebral palsy facing the challenges of being in a mainstream class for the first time.
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Arizona Officers Suspended After Beating Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy
Three Phoenix police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, according to interim police chief Michael Sullivan.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Woodland is the seventh recipient and joins fellow professional players Erik Compton, Gene Sauers, Morgan Hoffmann, Chris Kirk and the late Jarrod Lyle, as well as activist D.J. Gregory, who advocates for people with cerebral palsy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This coming-of-age drama is the story of Melody Brooks, a quick-witted, non-verbal sixth grader with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Arizona Officers Suspended After Beating Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy
Three Phoenix police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, according to interim police chief Michael Sullivan.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Woodland is the seventh recipient and joins fellow professional players Erik Compton, Gene Sauers, Morgan Hoffmann, Chris Kirk and the late Jarrod Lyle, as well as activist D.J. Gregory, who advocates for people with cerebral palsy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This coming-of-age drama is the story of Melody Brooks, a quick-witted, non-verbal sixth grader with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
Noun
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Besides, her mother had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when Karen was 8.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Millions of Americans who receive intravenous treatment for multiple sclerosis, blood diseases and rheumatologic conditions could soon lose access to those medicines — unless Congress intervenes.—
Dan Mccarty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is no cure for paralytic poliomyelitis.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
15 Sep. 2022
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Justin suffered a bout of partial facial paralysis due to the rare disorder Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Don’t let analysis paralysis stop you from taking the risk.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Ross, who lives with Bell’s palsy, was previously diagnosed and received treatment for skin cancer in 2021 and underwent hip surgery for an unspecified cancer in 2024.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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However, a somewhat common condition known as Bell’s palsy — when the facial nerve becomes inflamed — can be the root of temporary facial paralysis.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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