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impediment

[im-ped-uh-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛd ə mənt /


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Even their typically rather conservative trade group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, has said since 2023 that AM is unnecessary for emergency alerts and an impediment to making better cars.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Human consent is not an impediment to progress. Human consent does not diminish the struggles and the joys of technological innovation or inhuman creativity," Blanchett said at the event in the parliament's library.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

“ULA has been an impediment to the Palisades recovery, leaving properties sitting empty and people mired in tax and regulatory hell,” City Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, told colleagues before the vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

I had never had to work so hard or so tiringly to clear an Appalachian impediment, and this was just the first of a series.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Quality control checks are used to ensure no such impediments exist in the final product.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

For the eurozone, which has faced multiple economic shocks in recent years, any additional impediments to an economic recovery will be unwelcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

“At least the impediments that kept us from retaining recruits, to get them in the academy, that has changed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

You wouldn’t think there is anything life threatening about speech impediments, but let me tell you, there is nothing more dangerous than being a lad with a stutter and a lisp.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie


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