hampered
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It likely delayed its detection and hampered efforts to deliver tests and treatment to the affected areas.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
These efforts have been hampered by the recent departure of Chairman Albert Manifold, who was abruptly fired last month amid concerns about bullying behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His chances of winning the most prestigious trophies were initially hampered by the presence of Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and then by the emergence of Sinner and Alcaraz.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Travel also is being hampered by higher airfares and gas prices due to the conflict in Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
If I have done well by the measures of childhood, it must be added that those measures themselves are hampered by how little a boy of my captive class had seen.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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