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But businesses say they can also hobble a firm’s ability to get financing or compete for federal contracts, and other critics say that tends to hurt shareholders and employees more than executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's ● May 14, 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

The bacterial infection in his leg was now so severe, he could barely hobble.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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

In the video, three Huntington Park police officers approach Anthony Lowe, 36, as he hobbles away on what remains of his legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

She hobbles on the side of her foot and shooting pain means she can't walk far.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022

I’m about to thank him, but he hobbles off before I get a chance.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

By Thursday’s close it sat 2.7% shy of the record high hit last month, hobbled by a global bond market selloff that’s pushed U.S. benchmark borrowing costs to the brink of 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 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Once a near-mythical figure, seen only in a handful of long-outdated photos, Zambada, 76, hobbled into a packed courtroom.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

The first-generation Doubao phone had been hobbled when major apps blocked unauthorised access.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 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

Sounder came around the corner of the cabin from somewhere, hobbled back and forth as far as the road several times, and then went to his cool spot under the porch.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

An unknowing visitor to the U.S. in 2026 might be forgiven for wondering why more Americans aren’t hobbling around in leg casts and wearing neck braces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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

Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

The yells of Sir Meliagrance brought the hurt knights hobbling to the door—the commotion spread—tire-women and serving maids, pages, turf boys, a couple of grooms, all came with excitement to the scene.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White