crippling
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But now with power plant after power plant closing "unemployment is rising and the jobs that are being cut aren't being replaced", said Plakentas, further crippling a region with the country's highest jobless rate.
From Barron's
But, from the first night after getting the good news, Aled was struck by "crippling nightmares".
From BBC
"It does feel cripplingly lonely when everyone has their own thing to do."
From BBC
Earlier this year, London classical music venue Wigmore Hall quit the annual funding system, calling it "crippling".
From BBC
But shadow fleet activity had "expanded dramatically" after Russia was hit with crippling sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, the institute said in September.
From Barron's
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