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impede

[im-peed] / ɪmˈpid /


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But eliminating the gag rule won’t impede the SEC’s mission to protect against fraud and to maintain fair, efficient markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Some experts who have responded to major fires said it’s important to note that the nature of such fires can impede decision-making, particularly at night and without aerial surveillance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Convention on Privileges and Immunities, he can do so whenever “the immunity would impede the course of justice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Likewise, Epstein saw #MeToo as a problem to be neutralized because the success of any social movement in which women were treated as reliable narrators of their own exploitation would impede his own racket.”

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Kendra shoved past Seth and jerked the window shut in time to impede the entrance of a coldly beautiful woman swathed in writhing black garments.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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