hobble
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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
The tussle could hobble Anthropic’s business with the government.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
A lack of leadership from Big Tech this year could hobble the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Interceptor drones, like the kind Ali's unit was flying, are used for defence -- a kind of drone-on-drone aerial warfare to hobble incoming attacks.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Einar had shrugged, patted the rump of the nursing ewe, and reached for his sticks to hobble away.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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