hobble
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Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
The departure threatens to hobble the cartel, which had teamed with Russia to regain market share and pricing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
The gravel made her hobble and she left it and went on up the flower bed.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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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
And dependence on ticket sales also hobbles programming innovation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
He hobbles along the streets calling, Anna Lie Sweets Lie, which doesn’t sound a bit like Limerick Leader and it doesn’t matter because everyone knows this is Ab Sheehan that was dropped on his head.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Once a near-mythical figure, seen only in a handful of long-outdated photos, Zambada, 76, hobbled into a packed courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
That particular quagmire, however, hobbled and ultimately ended the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson and damaged US global standing for at least a decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Still, Beijing remains an economic anchor for North Korea, whose economy has been hobbled for years by international sanctions over its nuclear programme.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
A block later I hobbled past the Justice Department, its facade festooned with a giant banner of Trump’s face.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
I remarked on his sleepless nights, his hundred-hour weeks, and his incessant travel as he hobbled along.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Many Goma residents previously relied on relief supplies delivered through the city’s international airport, but the rebels have shut the airport down, hobbling aid groups’ efforts to replenish depleted stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But despite showing more grit, they were again outplayed by an Australian team who suffered a setback with spin wizard Nathan Lyon hurting his hamstring and hobbling off.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Sir Chris Hoy says he is on crutches and "hobbling about" after breaking a leg in a cycling crash which he described as the "worst" of his life.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
On top of all that Carl broke his leg in ’36 and spent his time hobbling up and down the rows, chasing after posts or buckets he couldn’t carry on account of his homemade crutches.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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