hindered
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Authorities focused their search in the forest in the area Sunday, where rugged terrain hindered their efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Contract signings to purchase existing homes fell 2.3% in July from the previous month, as high mortgage rates hindered transactions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Containment efforts are hindered by active conflict, community mistrust, and a lack of approved vaccines or treatments for the strain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
What happened last summer massively hindered Newcastle, with Alexander Isak leaving and the club missing out on their main transfer targets.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But this hindered them; for the grass was thick and tussocky, and the ground uneven, and the trees began to draw together into thickets.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
