as in to hinder
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Hamby noted older teens in high school should be mindful of behaviors that hinder their personal growth.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025 -
CIOs and CTOs must be prepared to address the following: • Adoption Resistance: Employee apprehension about AI replacing jobs can hinder adoption.—
Mohit Gupta,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, any individual who impedes law enforcement operations, potentially threatening the safety of law enforcement agents and subjects of their investigations, is subject to investigation and potential prosecution by the Department of Justice.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In some of the first practical consequences of that rupture, U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment already en-route to Ukraine were halted Monday night, a U.S. defense official told NBC News.—
Artem Grudinin,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Chard stems, which are often discarded, are a great item to pickle.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday stemmed directly from Sneed’s testimony, the sole evidence linking Glossip, the motel’s manager, to the killing.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Due to internal miscommunication and misunderstandings, family communication was delayed.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2025
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Trump had delayed the tariffs once before to allow more time for talks.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Illiberal leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orbán will likely obstruct efforts at deeper integration.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The body camera of the other officer stayed on, but that officer did not exit his vehicle during the shooting, and the view from that angle is partly obstructed by the closed police car door.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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Protesters blocked trucks carrying Palisades fire debris from reaching a landfill in Calabasas.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Visible at sunrise in eastern parts of North America as an eclipsed sunrise and in mid-morning across Europe, about 94% of the sun will blocked by the moon close to its maximum in Canada.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The news many in the film sector feared over the weekend is coming to pass as Technicolor has made the majority of its UK workforce redundant and the majority of its activities have ceased.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Kibosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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