Paralympics
plural noun
Para·lym·pics
ˌper-ə-ˈlim-piks 
ˌpa-rə-
: a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games
called also Paralympic Games
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Watch on Deadline The company has several projects in development, including Iron House, a story about the life and struggle of U.S. army veteran Bobby Body, a powerlifter who battled through child abandonment, homelessness and an IED to make it to the Paralympics in Paris.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Prior Skims collaborations have been with such brands as Fendi, Swarovski, and Team USA for the Olympics and Paralympics Paris 2024, along with partnerships with the NBA and WNBA.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
In the Paralympics, people can use a prosthesis, but all devices must be passive: no motor, no display, no sensors.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The rooms were to be used to house thousands of people associated with the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, corporate sponsors, journalists and others during the Olympics and Paralympics, the letter said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Prior Skims collaborations have been with such brands as Fendi, Swarovski, and Team USA for the Olympics and Paralympics Paris 2024, along with partnerships with the NBA and WNBA.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
In the Paralympics, people can use a prosthesis, but all devices must be passive: no motor, no display, no sensors.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The rooms were to be used to house thousands of people associated with the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, corporate sponsors, journalists and others during the Olympics and Paralympics, the letter said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Paralympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paralympics. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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