hamper
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Some also are concerned that the company might swing to a more conservative stance that could hamper growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The state’s powerful doctors’ lobby, the California Medical Assn., also opposes the measure, arguing it would ban clinics from keeping funding in reserves and hamper their ability to upgrade equipment or expand to new locations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Reduced fundraising could hamper lending by private-credit funds, potentially affecting investment and triggering defaults for borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He hopes that doesn’t hamper his job search.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
I rip the shirt off and slam it into the hamper.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The skills deficit hampers new grads as they are trying to launch themselves, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
A Hormuz bottleneck has taken its toll on global oil supply and snarled supply chains, while the targeting of energy infrastructure last week hampers energy production capacity.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
A shortage of components such as electrical transformers and gas turbines hampers data-center construction, and operators struggle to secure the immense amounts of electrical power required to run computing clusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
The rover heater is designed to heat air at one atmosphere, and the thin Martian air severely hampers its ability to work.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Yet quality-control challenges, including software bugs, have hampered the Gravity’s production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The decision severely hampered local planning for America’s 250th anniversary, disrupting history projects, museums and educational programs nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Rescuers' efforts have been hampered by aftershocks, which are in turn terrifying residents.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But the company’s efforts have been hampered by about $7.3 billion in debt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
It is never easy to prepare a case from prison, and in this instance we were hampered by the customary apartheid barriers.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Winds of up to 50 mph stoked the flames and severely limited the fire response by hampering boat and aircraft access to the remote island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Yet senior executives also warned rising prices and sporadic supplies shortages were hampering business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The WHO has repeatedly warned that ongoing conflict in the DR Congo was also significantly hampering the Ebola outbreak response.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The central bank buying rupees dries up liquidity for commercial banks, hampering lending, Pramanik adds.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
With the hampering help of my sisters I made the little doghouse.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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