Robber flies, and many other families including the horse flies, have devised a way to paralyze their prey, or parts of it, before settling down to eat from or on them.
Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires|Erica McAlister|October 15, 2020|Popular Science
So we have to arm people with the facts, but I’ve never been more unsure and paralyzed by individual coverage decisions than I have been in the last two or three months.
Our misinformation problem is about to get much, much worse|Sean Illing|October 6, 2020|Vox
They are paralyzed between their commitment to their agenda and their fear of what Republicans might do if they retake power in a majoritarian Senate.
The definitive case for ending the filibuster|Ezra Klein|October 1, 2020|Vox
Yes, the filibuster paralyzes governance and leaves terrible environmental, social, political, and economic problems to fester.
The definitive case for ending the filibuster|Ezra Klein|October 1, 2020|Vox
“The impression is that of a country in stalemate, paralyzed by politics and tones that are foreign to its tradition,” Veltroni said.
‘America faces a dangerous several weeks’: The world reacts to the first presidential debate|John Buysse|September 30, 2020|Fortune
They may have been afraid, and in most cases no doubt were, but their fears did not paralyze them.
What the D-Day Veteran Told Obama at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration|Christopher Dickey|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sister killed herself as a teenager, and her death continues to paralyze the Donovan boys in intriguing ways.
‘Ray Donovan’: Is the Liev Schreiber–Led Showtime Drama The Next ‘Sopranos’?|Jace Lacob|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“A destructive cyberattack could paralyze the nation,” Panetta said.
U.S. Not Ready for Cyberwar Hostile Hackers Could Launch|Michael Daly|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For most people who are already in a vulnerable state, that kind of shock is more likely to discourage and paralyze them.
Nick Crews’s Daughter on Her Dad’s Viral Smackdown|Lizzie Crocker|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thirty years after it ended, the emotion this crisis stirred continues to paralyze America's diplomatic imagination.
Time to Get Over the Iran Hostage Crisis|Stephen Kinzer|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Without this philosophy sorrow would undermine the health and paralyze all the energy that should express itself in achievements.
The Life Radiant|Lilian Whiting
They seemed to paralyze him mentally until his bright spirit had again asserted itself, and he had recovered his balance.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
One of the principal objections to industrial and commercial combinations is that they paralyze trade.
The Railroad Question|William Larrabee
And now a female spider is going to paralyze the last Arranstoun, and rule him for the rest of his days, sapping his vitality.
The Man and the Moment|Elinor Glyn
It would only break open its armor, and they hoped, paralyze its crew.