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 move threatens to hobble the cartel at one of its most pivotal periods in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The tussle could hobble Anthropic’s business with the government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Some have warned that blocking the app would hobble communications around the front line and in Russian-occupied territory.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Any minute now, he would hobble out to his truck and come racing down the driveway to check on her.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Huntington Park police released video of three officers approaching Anthony Lowe as he hobbles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
India has suffered job losses as a 50% U.S. tariff, among the highest in the world, hobbles Indian exporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 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
He hobbles into the room leaning on a crutch, after injuring his ankle on a video shoot.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
The rest of the day we were like goats held by hobbles.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
In a blistering attack after being ousted, Fedorov said Syrsky had hobbled his attempts at modernisation -- on procurement, equipment and mobilisation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Once a near-mythical figure, seen only in a handful of long-outdated photos, Zambada, 76, hobbled into a packed courtroom.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
The company’s current structure has hobbled the stock with a severe discount that has kept the shares’ valuation cheaper than 97% of other S&P 500 companies, based on a multiple of projected earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The full moon watched her with a warm and approving eye as she hobbled along, slowed by the injured foot, pained by it, but not troubled.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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
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
Jamie Smith was run out in a mix-up with Bethell, a hobbling Stokes poked to slip and Brydon Carse edged the superb Scott Boland.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
One of them was badly wounded and hobbling, another had a kerchief tied around his forehead.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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