impediment
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One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But U.A.E. officials acknowledge the war could again prove an impediment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But remember, despair isn’t activism—it’s just another impediment to progress.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This is, by far, the main structural impediment to success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He believed as firmly as Arthur did, as firmly as the benighted Christian, that there was such a thing as Right Finally, there was the impediment of his nature.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The pressure from the Gulf is adding to a host of other impediments to a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The EPA also removed "all federal impediments to selling E10," gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, Zeldin said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Above that point, there begin to be structural impediments to the ability of the group to agree and act with one voice.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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