impede

They are required to not impede access to counsel.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Winter contract weakness halted near-term upside early in September and, unless prices move higher, may continue to impede the extent of near-term Nymex upside potential.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Locals also voiced concerns about how the development might impact the views of the surrounding area, increase traffic and impede access to nearby bridleways and public footpaths.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The government initially charged Huerta with a felony count of conspiracy to impede an officer, but later downgraded it to a misdemeanor charge of “obstruction resistance or opposition of a federal officer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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

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

Ignoring those, they said, “stifles that debate and our ability to move forward as a nation,” and impedes healing.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

One body impinges against and impedes another in the fall, but it could not do this, but for the principle of gravity.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt

The loss of both circuits impeded controllers’ ability to communicate with airplanes, prompting the FAA to expand the ground stop to New York’s other two major airports, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

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

The United States said Wednesday it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

In hindsight, Andy was acting irrationally and had plainly slipped well beyond routine hypoxia, but I was so mentally impeded myself that it simply didn’t register.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Piastri may lose his third place because he is under investigation for impeding Red Bull's Liam Lawson, which could result in a three-place grid penalty.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Recognizing that traditional export controls were impeding integration among the three allies, Washington has created broad licensing exemptions for defense trade among authorized participants in the three countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“But next time, I think we’ve just got to throw through because it wasn’t impeding, but it sort of was intentional.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 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