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Recent Examples of quadriplegic
Sharod Knox has lived this way since a 2002 shooting left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Here’s one his many Se7en knockoffs, this one based on a series of novels about a quadriplegic cop, played by Washington, who teams with a rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to take down a serial killer.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Here’s one his many Se7en knockoffs, this one based on a series of novels about a quadriplegic cop, played by Washington, who teams with a rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to take down a serial killer.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Avatar sees Jake Sully, a paraplegic veteran, on a mission to the moon Pandora, in an entirely new form, adopting that of the Na'vi people.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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The same survey found that one resident, who was paraplegic, was left alone all night while calling out for help.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Aug. 2025
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Parents reorganizing their lives around a paralyzed son made complete sense to me.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cuba’s sugar industry is nearly paralyzed because there is no diesel for the tractors and trucks needed to harvest and transport cane to the mills.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alzir, who is part of a special tutoring program at Andrew that works with special-needs kids, counts communication as his calling card.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ever, Coffee and Creps — that employs 16 special-needs adults.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Quadriplegic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadriplegic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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