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Of the many things that are debilitating after the death of a child, celebrating my own birthday was one of the most challenging.

From Slate • May 13, 2024

But left unsaid in the ad is the mounting resentment felt toward Grubhub by restaurateurs around the country, many of whom claim that the app’s high fees are debilitating.

From Slate • May 21, 2020

Thankfully, none of the issues are debilitating, Montez said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2018

But for some people altitude sickness is not just a minor inconvenience—the headaches, nausea and vomiting are debilitating, making it difficult to stand up or think clearly, let alone fight a war.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2012

The Speaker, at Warwick, said that "the bicyclists of the day are debilitating and degenerating the human race by the way in which they stoop over their work."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various