hobble
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Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
"I vowed to myself I would never hobble after my hip replacement," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Although the hurdles are surmountable, the additional procedural requirements could hobble a fast-moving operation, current and former U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The gravel made her hobble and she left it and went on up the flower bed.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Still, anyone who has followed wrestling for years can see the way it hobbles its heels and heroes alike.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
If the hit from U.S. tariffs hobbles growth significantly, that could prompt the RBI to act again, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
One of those points is that Apple intentionally hobbles third-party messaging apps to make them less attractive than the phone’s default Messages app.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2024
Tom hobbles through a world he fails to see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Pop Pop hobbles to the television and turns it off so he can return to the couch and watch the real show.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Midrange drones have degraded some Russian electronic-warfare systems and hobbled 300 vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Production at GKN's Garden Grove facility currently remains hobbled, at roughly 50% of normal, according to public statements, external by its UK parent company Melrose Industries.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s production already had been severely hobbled before the pipeline’s shutdown.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Minutes later, 8-year-old Carter Olsen hobbled in with his worried mother after hurting his arm in a fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dad hobbled into the kitchen on one crutch.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
After hobbling back for another go, she scored a 9.712, clinching the team’s historic win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Critics are concerned that the spending cuts are already hobbling the agency’s ability to ensure more complex returns are filed correctly.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
She walked through mud and dung, bleeding, goosefleshed, hobbling.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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