impediment
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The senator enters Argentina "with valid travel documents and no legal impediment" via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge linking the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu with Puerto Iguazu, Argentine authorities say.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even their typically rather conservative trade group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, has said since 2023 that AM is unnecessary for emergency alerts and an impediment to making better cars.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But U.A.E. officials acknowledge the war could again prove an impediment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The fact that he knew absolutely nothing about either mountaineering or flying didn’t strike him as a major impediment.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
For the eurozone, which has faced multiple economic shocks in recent years, any additional impediments to an economic recovery will be unwelcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
We are now on less certain ground; there may, for example, be impediments in the evolution of the genetic code, although I think this unlikely over billions of years of primeval chemistry.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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