limp
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The evidence also raises the possibility that the animal was walking with a limp.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Those distinct layers of chilled dough and butter are what create puff pastry’s dramatic height, so if the sheet begins to feel limp or greasy, return it to the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He has a facial tic that he blames on his concussions and a limp stemming from back problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
When Pulisic spoke with reporters after that game, he was walking without a limp and said he didn’t believe the injury was serious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The limp, in theory, would distract witnesses from noticing other details.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Now the industry limps along by focusing on artificial intelligence; private equity also has experienced setbacks and looks even wobblier to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
At Good Samaritan, Maia limps into the ER, cons her way into priority triage, gets stitched up, and limps back out against the doctor’s orders.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
Voters here are concerned with policies that affect their water supply and forests, given that the timber industry limps along here and fires have ravaged the area in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
After I show Dell, he limps to the garage and yanks down the building rep parking sign.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2021
Perhaps the contemporary stories could only possibly feel limper by comparison.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2014
Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2014
Then he would tell him about the limper.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
I’m reaching a point where I think the jump scare is the lamest, limpest form of horror.
From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017
Russia, tipped as possible winners just a few days earlier, crashed out with drama – but for Poland it was the limpest possible exit: the co-hosts offering next to nothing against the Czechs.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
The most enraptured fans are children : the limpest puppet show or the most ancient Western will bring in neighborhoods of bug-eyed, awestruck kids.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the limpest, sickest crowd I ever encountered!
From The Lady of the Decoration by Frances Little
What male with waxed moustachios, or with limpest beard, or chin new-reaped would put his ears in such a compress?
From Journeys to Bagdad by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks
Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The big break came 10 days after the slaying, when a veteran Hollywood stuntman, Gary McLarty, whose industry nickname was “Whiz Kid,” limped into the LAPD’s North Hollywood station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It meant West Indies limped on to 148-5.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
In 2024, the Three Lions took a squad full of playmakers to the Euros, but limped through the tournament after they all ended up in each other’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
He stopped a dozen yards away beside a copse and waited for the star, who limped down the side of the caravan steps and came over to him.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
He was limping on the field before being replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
I was limping and being passed by people double my age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Can you beat our London Marathon quiz, or will you be limping to the finish?
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Now, for a dose of reality: Companies that enjoy a huge pop end up limping along for years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
Still he moves closer, limping on his left side...
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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