as in paralyzing
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the downtown development committee claims that it's hamstrung by city ordinances protecting historic buildings
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Recent Examples of hamstringing
These impending realities presage unimagined new social welfare burdens for a no longer dazzling Chinese economy and may end up hamstringing the funding for Beijing’s international ambitions.
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Though the scale of the problem can feel paralyzing, many solutions are known.Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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In 2007, after Estonia removed a Soviet war monument from downtown Tallinn, Russia conducted a massive cyberattack, paralyzing the country’s internet infrastructure for three weeks.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
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This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The role of a judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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The role of the judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Hamstringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamstringing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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