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She said the scale, height, and mass of the new ballroom would impair her aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests in viewing and appreciating the White House.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Gondola cars encased in digital ads, flying 26 feet overhead every 25-30 seconds would irreparably impair the vista, and the sense of calm and escape from urban life,” wrote former state parks director Ruth Coleman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

China aims to match the U.S. as the world’s leading space power and is catching up fast, especially when it comes to satellites—giving Beijing the potential to impair rival networks and blunt U.S. military might.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The effects may not be immediate, she says, but over time they can impair growth, learning and immunity.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

In the earlier discussion, however, I was referring to things that impair our ability to solve problems.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

They read the text of the First Amendment and see that it prohibits Congress from making any law that impairs the free exercise of religion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This impairs our ability to quickly shed excess heat and makes it harder to judge when our bodies are under burden, simply because we can't see as much sweat on our skin or clothing.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

High blood sugar impairs immune function and narrows vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood, making it harder for skin to heal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

America’s current structural weakness against supply disruptions impairs its geopolitical position and gives U.S. adversaries a tempting target.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

This blindness impairs us in every act of communication.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

This suggested that the response could still function even when normal insulin regulation was significantly impaired.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The team designed the study to determine whether niacin could restore some of those impaired immune cells and help them destroy tumor cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

It blamed an "unusual confluence of developments that has impaired investor confidence in the market for new public offerings".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Brightline’s taxable bondholders are also expected to be heavily impaired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It can’t be stressed strongly enough, moreover, that Hall, Fischer, and the rest of us were forced to make such critical decisions while severely impaired with hypoxia.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The Cheshire native suffered a stroke in 2013, impairing his ability to walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The longer these companies leave addictive, impairing features in place, the more plaintiffs they’ll create.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

“In particular, how effective drones are in impairing production and transportation of crude via the Strait of Hormuz.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

Oneglia: Having deeper capital markets with a more developed pension sector can help finance some of Europe’s policy priorities, such as infrastructure, without impairing national budgets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

This is because the act of describing a face has the effect of impairing your otherwise effortless ability to subsequently recognize that face.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell