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hamstrung

[ham-struhng] / ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ /




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Cleage’s play, it must be said, is hamstrung with exposition.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

“Some potential homebuyers are buoyed by massive stock market gains and business profits, while others are hamstrung by inflation and interest rates at their highest levels of the year,” he wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

The carrier lost ground after a failed effort to overhaul its business-travel strategy and has been hamstrung by slowing growth in domestic air travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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