encumbered
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The encumbered amount will probably, but not necessarily, be spent eventually.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Now with a second mandate and significantly less encumbered, America, and the world, will see what he can really do.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024
Other people were encumbered by concerns at the time, possibly about, you know, is that libelous?
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Tuition rates are high, students leave encumbered with more debt and the state gives less to higher education than others.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023
They advanced slowly, for they had to pick their way through a pathless country, encumbered by fallen trees and tumbled rocks.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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