impede

They are required to not impede access to counsel.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Bundesbank said low water levels in Germany, particularly on the River Rhine, are likely to temporarily impede the country’s economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Cassidy also said he was reluctant to impede the department's work fighting violent crime.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

He had willed it into existence in his characteristic way, fast and without faultfinding inspectors to impede his vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

There was no guardrail, because the High Blade wanted nothing to impede his view of his domain.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Experts have told The Times, humidity impedes the body’s ability to cool itself naturally, because the moist atmosphere doesn’t allow for sweat to evaporate as easily, causing you to continue to get warmer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"This in no way impedes the democratic transition," added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

This impedes renters’ ability to save and build wealth, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Skidelsky also holds that, “in the spirit of Keynes,” we should “aim for an international/financial system that supports rather than impedes a domestic full-employment policy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Port Natal is the only harbor, and not a specially fine one; for a sand bar across its mouth impedes navigation.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam

A right of way has now been established, while the council has been ordered by the courts to pay £50,000 costs and to ensure her access is not impeded again.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The court ruling, issued on Monday, said ministry guidelines were already in place to ensure "unobstructed" elephant corridors, but those routes have often been impeded.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The board singled out the persistent bombing of German oil and communications facilities as a factor that impeded the resupply of the Nazi tank army.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Rubli tried to push back, but her therapist framed her concerns as blind spots that impeded healing, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

But when they reached the edge of the wood, their progress was impeded.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Leclerc and Hamilton will start third and fourth after McLaren's Oscar Piastri was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Red Bull's Liam Lawson.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Most of Uminer’s books were shelved and weren’t impeding entrances and exits.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The federal government is demanding that autonomous-vehicle companies address their driverless cars’ pattern of impeding or ignoring first responders and emergency vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Do you feel like your thought patterns are impeding your daily life?”

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green