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impairment

[im-pair-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛər mənt /


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"You might have somebody on a team who has a visual impairment and, on the same team, a wheelchair user," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The auto maker attributed $1.05 billion to impairment charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

MS analysts trim their loan volume forecasts by an average of 1% across the big lenders and now expect impairment charges to be an average 33% higher than previously forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

After accounting for factors like age, sex, and education, higher lifetime enrichment was linked to a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and a 36% lower risk of mild cognitive impairment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Dr. Strayer said he’d published more than fifty articles in major scientific journals, around twenty of them on issues pertaining to driving impairment, attention and distraction behind the wheel.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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