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as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping
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Recent Examples of hobble
Julie Coleman, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Ongoing bombardment has also damaged several schools, hospitals and primary health care centers, hobbling emergency medical services.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 24 May 2021
Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
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Meanwhile, the company’s machinists have been on strike for over a month, hobbling production in factories on the West Coast and likely costing about $1 billion.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Ongoing bombardment has also damaged several schools, hospitals and primary health care centers, hobbling emergency medical services.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
Her bound ankles were pulled behind her back and attached with a hobble to a belt around her waist.
—NBC News, 24 May 2021
Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
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He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Garcia is able to stay on top of his horse but also impedes Borel and A.U. Miner.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Waters got another bucket and then made a terrific chase-down block after a Green turnover, but fell hard and limped off the court with trainers.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Few people who have watched Dallas play these first seven games would be surprised if the Cowboys limped into December with a 4-8 record.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Carr, the GOP commissioner often tipped as Trump’s likely pick for a new FCC chair, frequently decries the current rules as addressing a threat—providers outright blocking an app or hindering its performance—that no longer exists while giving the commission too much power over providers.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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The severe weather comes as millions of Americans head to the polls, raising concerns that flash flooding, heavy downpours, and lightning risks could hinder voter turnout and cause travel delays.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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With much of its rugged terrain a hindrance to agriculture, mercenaries became a primary export.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But for others, collaboration can feel like a hindrance, not a help.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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But it has not been shut down or hampered by government action even under Biden, and the new Trump administration likely also won’t take any action against it.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sheriff notes two impediments to success on Sunday, the first being the fire that destroyed the home.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Any employer then would need to overcome other impediments before being allowed to hire them in America.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Once again, get ready to avoid embarrassing the CFO.Martha Amram, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Bears lost in humiliating fashion on Sunday, but a player's behavior late in the game has embarrassed fans more than the actual loss. Driving the news: With the Bears one play away from victory, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was caught taunting the D.C. crowd.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Rumors circulated before the killing of Khashoggi that King Salman was concerned enough to consider putting some fetters on his heir.Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
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The solution to this question can be reached not by deifying the nation, but on the contrary by completely liberating productive forces from the fetters imposed upon them by the national state.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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“Hobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobble. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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