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Weak capex would leave Japan behind in the global competition for strategic investments and impair future supply capacity, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

She said the scale, height, and mass of the new ballroom would impair her aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests in viewing and appreciating the White House.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

"One of my takeaway conclusions from the Science paper was that many Greenland sharks have parasites attached to their eyes -- which could impair their vision," she says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

“Gondola cars encased in digital ads, flying 26 feet overhead every 25-30 seconds would irreparably impair the vista, and the sense of calm and escape from urban life,” wrote former state parks director Ruth Coleman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

All rulers of all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers, but they could not afford to encourage any illusion that tended to impair military efficiency.

From "1984" by George Orwell

This impairs our ability to quickly shed excess heat and makes it harder to judge when our bodies are under burden, simply because we can't see as much sweat on our skin or clothing.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

High blood sugar impairs immune function and narrows vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood, making it harder for skin to heal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

America’s current structural weakness against supply disruptions impairs its geopolitical position and gives U.S. adversaries a tempting target.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

"This makes the tendons more brittle and impairs their mechanical function," explains Greta Moschini, a doctoral student in De Bock and Snedeker's groups and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

This blindness impairs us in every act of communication.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

One potential application involves speech prosthetics, technologies designed to help people communicate when injuries or neurological conditions have impaired their ability to speak.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The team designed the study to determine whether niacin could restore some of those impaired immune cells and help them destroy tumor cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The British Museum says it will provide an audio-described tour of the Bayeux Tapestry after a blind man threatened legal action over a lack of access for visually impaired visitors.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brightline’s taxable bondholders are also expected to be heavily impaired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I would say, learn to hear me in my own voice. I’m hearing impaired, not invisible.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Cedars-Sinai spokesperson Duke Helfand said the hospital would be unable to recruit and retain physicians, nurses, and specialists if the measure passed, dramatically impairing its ability to provide healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

“This highlights a new order and durability of oil/energy risks as the war transitions, notably, from temporary disruptions to more lasting capacity destruction impairing the production and passage of oil and gas,” Varathan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“In particular, how effective drones are in impairing production and transportation of crude via the Strait of Hormuz.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

This is because the act of describing a face has the effect of impairing your otherwise effortless ability to subsequently recognize that face.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell