hamper

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Somaliland's lack of international recognition has hampered access to foreign loans, aid and investment, and the territory remains deeply impoverished.

From Barron's

Its lack of international recognition has hampered access to foreign loans, aid and investment, and the region remains deeply impoverished.

From Barron's

A conviction could further hamper his lingering influence within Malaysia's oldest political party, the United Malays National Organisation, which was ousted from power in 2018.

From Barron's

The downtick tallies with the decline in private-sector activity to a four-month low, hampered by stagnating new business, as measured by purchasing managers’ survey data published Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

But hampering all competitors are the huge power needs of data centers that perform all of the computations.

From Los Angeles Times