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impediment

[im-ped-uh-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛd ə mənt /


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"I have a speech impediment, I stutter, so for people who feel like they're not the 'typical' host, I want this to feel like a home."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The Journal reviewed more than 100,000 posts from those accounts and identified 1,456 posts in which the government alleged an assault, impediment, attack or conspiracy or attempt to harm a federal officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That could be a serious impediment for Anthropic, whose Claude artificial-intelligence model is widely used by the U.S. military and government contractors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“There is no statutory impediment in the U.S. to closing Paramount’s proposed acquisition of WBD,” Paramount said in a regulatory filing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The fact that he knew absolutely nothing about either mountaineering or flying didn’t strike him as a major impediment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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