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hamper

[ham-per] / ˈhæm pər /
NOUN
basket for storage
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Western disapproval isn’t going to hamper an organization this large and potent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Employees on the team have expressed concerns the move will hamper their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Tesla is recalling nearly three million cars in China with interior door handles that could hamper a person's ability to exit their vehicle in an emergency, Beijing's national market watchdog said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Oman's foreign ministry warned against attacks on shipping that could hamper that.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

I kick the clothes-barf back into the hamper and then shove it into the closet.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The skills deficit hampers new grads as they are trying to launch themselves, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The lack of a reliable service hampers the ability of residents to get around, although the kindness of strangers can provide a lifeline.

From BBC ● May 4, 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

"It's been overwhelming, we've had no end of messages, gifts, flowers, hampers," her mum said.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Many people carried blankets and hampers of food but quickly found that no room remained to spread a picnic.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A facial injury in early August hampered Garnacho's pre-season and meant he missed the Super Cup defeat by Paris St-Germain, adding to the complications.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

While some Middle Eastern crude cargos are able to transit the Strait of Hormuz, fuel production has been hampered by the recent attacks on the region’s infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Fiske is at full strength after being hampered last season by a knee injury sustained at the end of his rookie year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Gap said its most recent quarterly sales fell, hampered by performance at its Old Navy and Athleta brands, even as its flagship Gap brand did well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Metatron was hampered, but he still wasn’t hurt.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

He said the extended deployments risk wearing out troops, delaying maintenance and hampering longer-term modernization efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

But a growing number of fans say a crackdown on bootlegged merchandise is hampering that spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Despite firefighting efforts, strong winds are fanning flames and hampering containment operations - with local media reporting that firefighting aircraft have been unable to fly on Thursday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Cooling every home by machine would strain the grid and warm the streets, hampering the effort to slow the warming that drives the demand.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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