debilitating stroke

collocation in English

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debilitating
adjective
uk
/dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/us
/dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
making someone or something ...
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stroke
noun
uk
/strəʊk/us
/stroʊk/
a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of ...
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(Definition ofdebilitatingandstrokefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He had suffered adebilitatingstrokethat left him paralysed on one side and caused the loss of speech.
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An obituary notes he had suffered adebilitatingstrokeabout 10 months earlier.
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Even after adebilitatingstrokein 1959, he continued writing.
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He died in 1834, two years after his wife and three years after adebilitatingstrokewhich left him quite childish.
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In 2009, he suffered adebilitatingstrokethat limited his speech capabilities, and he retired from public preaching.
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After adebilitatingstrokein 1981, he was bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
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He served as receiver general from 1862 until 1863, when he suffered adebilitatingstroke.
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Shortly after this, he suffered adebilitatingstroke, as a result of which he was confined to his home.
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Then her father had adebilitatingstroke.
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Hebert served until adebilitatingstrokeforced him into early retirement.
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Reunited once more in 2000, he suffered adebilitatingstrokein 2002 and was unable to rejoin the band again until some vocals-only appearances in 2009.
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Peter suffered adebilitatingstrokein 1984, which virtually closed down his business and the ability to maintain his ship.
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As unexpected complications, he suffered debilitating strokes and eventually endocarditis.
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That same year he began to write and continued until 1973, despite two debilitating strokes.
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