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Experts have said that doing so can expose children to unforeseen risks such as identity theft, fraud or impede their privacy as they grow up.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

“It does not obstruct or impede lawful federal immigration enforcement operations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

He pointed to "slowness, bureaucracy and norms that impede those who want to produce" as well as "decisions that we have put off."

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Meta and other tech companies have increasingly been seeking talking points to counter the surge in negative sentiment, which threatens to impede the build-out of computing capacity needed for their AI models and products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

With nothing to impede it, Monte Alban swept out and established a domain of almost ten thousand square miles.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

State and federal agencies don’t track data around vitamin K injection refusal or subsequent bleeding, which impedes their ability to quantify and track outcomes, including death.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Arctic ice impedes airborne submarine detection that works in other oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Carvalho has called for limits on immigration enforcement near schools, saying it impedes student learning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

"When pursued," says Mrs. Bowdich, "he constantly impedes the progress of his enemies by throwing the soil behind him, so as to fill up the passages, while he escapes to the surface."

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

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

Because we all know what that means: In history written by the victors, the Luddites impeded technological progress, attempted to halt innovation, and were soundly defeated by the Industrial Revolution.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

As the corner was swung in, Germany's Waldemar Anton was judged to have impeded Gill, as the goalkeeper fell to the turf before getting up and attempting to make the save from Tah's header.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

At least the Trazon hadn’t impeded my ability to be a complete moron.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

Bottlenecks throughout the arms-production supply chain are impeding a manufacturing ramp-up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

In the world of quantum computing, five years hardly seems like enough time to address the hurdles impeding the development of scalable, practically useful systems.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Bud could see the helmsman wrestling with the wheel, trying to get the vessel to turn to starboard, but clearly there was something impeding the propeller.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman