cripple

He claimed the footballer had called him "a cripple", which had upset him, and said he had thrown chewing gum on to the floor rather than at Semenyo.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of trying to "cripple the economy and destroy people's lives" with intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the railways.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Isabel Schnabel, member of the ECB’s executive board, warned how such a scenario could cripple the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

This one law could cripple the entire North American trade with This image of one of Beckford’s Jamaican estates was published in 1778.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

But it also cripples his sanity since the fire creates more vengeful spirits that only he can see.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

Shoaib Awan, from the group, says the crime is a nationwide "plague that cripples businesses - the loss of work, the loss of earnings".

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

This legacy often cripples their ability to transition into adulthood as a functioning member of society.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

Then there are the more than half-million patients like Santos, who has a malignancy of the blood or lymph nodes that cripples a vital line of defense against infection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Stanton said that she was pleased that she didn’t know Phillips’s opinion before she made her remarks because “the desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush. We crippled them financially," he told news outlet Axios.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The October selloff hit just as firms were starting to recover from an earlier rout in July that crippled hedge fund Situational Awareness.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sekyiwa Shakur, the rapper’s sister, told the judge the killing had crippled her family, as he was the provider for two dozen relatives and was “my shining star, my shining prince.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The prosecutor, himself the target of sanctions, said they crippled daily life -- he was unable to book transport, hotels, or conduct banking operations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

He turned with a sudden thrust of his crippled body to Jethro.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Because it works almost everywhere, even in a blackout or a crippling cyber-attack.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Their crippling codependence is alienating, as if there really were only one of them.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Newsom is also considering a closely watched package that would shield utilities from potentially crippling wildfire liability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

But decades of over-use, coupled with years of drought, have put crippling strain on a watercourse whose management has always been based on an over-allocation of available resources.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

I could not give this woman credence because I, of all people, knew how crippling her psychological injuries were.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover