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impede

[im-peed] / ɪmˈpid /


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Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Last week, Canada’s Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne ordered government departments to remove policies that impede competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

He said that Ising’s two AI models, Ising Calibration and Ising Decoder, tackle major challenges that could otherwise impede the creation of quantum systems.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The bundle rolled forward unchecked, as if the hounds did not impede it at all.

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




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