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has paralyzed

  • present perfect of paralyze (3rd person singular).

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The proposed rule addresses the class-action litigation that also has paralyzed plan innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

An effective Iranian blockade has paralyzed commercial shipping through the crucial maritime chokepoint, which in peacetime sees a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas pass through it.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Her dismissal has paralyzed the labor board by leaving it without a quorum.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2025

The “wild” poliovirus is now cornered in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where it has paralyzed four children so far this year.

From Science Magazine May 7, 2024

The German military occupation during the last fifteen months has entirely prevented all foreign trade, has paralyzed industrial activity, and has reduced the majority of the laboring classes to enforced idleness.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur