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impede

[im-peed] / ɪmˈpid /


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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

“The shift away from tent-dwelling towards rough sleeping will impede strategies to resolve unsheltered homelessness,” the new report said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

But that factor is not expected to impede the arrival of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“Many of the proposals to meet this objective would undermine bank resilience, impede money market functioning, and, ultimately, threaten financial stability,” a published text of his remarks said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

There was nothing to impede them this time, and Malcolm brought the canoe into a side street away from the main flood, where it was a little quieter.

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




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