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hamstrung

[ham-struhng] / ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ /




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With Antonelli hamstrung by his grid drop this weekend, Ferrari have a head start on their rival.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Producers could become hamstrung without somewhere to send the gas, which comes from the same wells as oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Cleage’s play, it must be said, is hamstrung with exposition.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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