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every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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For an able-bodied performer like Wang, this leaves the right hand free to take on the job of cuing the trumpets, trombone, tuba and flute who enter into an array of precariously delicate partnerships.
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But in a previous budget deal, Biden already agreed to establish work requirements for able-bodied prime-age SNAP recipients.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the Englishman is looking to make his mark in the sport’s able-bodied realm.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition, the researchers noted that participants with limb loss performed as well as able-bodied subjects in key performance metrics during the tasks.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But in a previous budget deal, Biden already agreed to establish work requirements for able-bodied prime-age SNAP recipients.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the Englishman is looking to make his mark in the sport’s able-bodied realm.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
In addition, the researchers noted that participants with limb loss performed as well as able-bodied subjects in key performance metrics during the tasks.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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