cripple

The U.S. launched what it described as an unprecedented campaign to cripple Iran’s economy by cutting off “every remaining lifeline” sustaining the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A business fears proposals to charge Cardiff employers thousands of pounds for staff parking could "cripple" employers in the city.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

The main building, which stood in a cluster of pines on high ground, seemed to lean heavily to one side, like a cripple, the roof sagging toward Canada.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

She added that VAT on businesses like hers "cripples creativity".

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

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

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

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

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

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

“We were promised Black jobs, Black dollars and an economic boost to Crenshaw, but businesses have been crippled one by one,” Shorter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

There are few signs the conflict is nearing an end, as the U.S. and Iran continue strikes and traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains crippled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Iranian officials said the 60-day talks would aim at lifting sanctions that have crippled Tehran’s economy by blocking purchases of its oil and barring most international banks from doing business with the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

It crippled education as thousands of teachers left their roles, and students like Ma Naw Phaw refused to enrol in junta-controlled schools.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

I found myself in the middle of the throng: Nathan had got separated and looking round I saw him on the outward fringe among the very old and crippled.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

As is almost always the case with Porsche, I don’t recommend the full-boat Turbo, unless your insecurity is really crippling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The scoping study said assembly members had given examples of constituents "who have experienced significant unexplained increases in service charges that were crippling in their effect".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Fabares spent her final years taking care of her mother and advocating for more funding for research into the crippling disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Disease spread unchecked, weakening, crippling, and killing indiscriminately.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson