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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
Last year, a man named Derek Mobley sued the human resources software company claiming that Workday’s algorithms caused him to be rejected from more than 100 jobs on the platform over seven years because of his age, race and disabilities.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
In addition to wages, the federal government may also seize tax refunds and Social Security retirement and disability benefits when loans are in default.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 May 2025
The Boston City Council unanimously approved a home rule petition that would hike disability pension benefits for a former city schoolteacher who was pummeled by a 16-year-old student in a 2021 attack that left her with traumatic brain damage.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Trump has previously floated, for example, moving student loans to the Department of Treasury and programs for students with disabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
In addition to wages, the federal government may also seize tax refunds and Social Security retirement and disability benefits when loans are in default.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 May 2025
The Boston City Council unanimously approved a home rule petition that would hike disability pension benefits for a former city schoolteacher who was pummeled by a 16-year-old student in a 2021 attack that left her with traumatic brain damage.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Trump has previously floated, for example, moving student loans to the Department of Treasury and programs for students with disabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 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
Noun
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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 5 Jun. 2025.
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