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impediment

[im-ped-uh-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛd ə mənt /


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But remember, despair isn’t activism—it’s just another impediment to progress.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

This is, by far, the main structural impediment to success.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“That makes sense, and there’s no legal impediment to doing that.”

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

"The absence of documentation is a serious impediment to continuing your lives," he told AFP in the capital Kabul.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

She has a speech impediment, bad moods, and “a couple of peculiar habits that many would find repellent,” he tells Theo.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Once the MoU is signed, the US will begin removing its naval blockade and "any disturbances or impediments" that have been placed on Iranian ports, the fourth point says.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The EPA also removed "all federal impediments to selling E10," gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, Zeldin said.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Despite the impediments, AI may yet be key to solving the country’s mental-health crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 27, 2025

Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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