impede
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They said “conspiracies to impede federal law enforcement and assaults on federal officers are against the law.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 6, 2026
Egotism reigns in our modern world, and only those brave enough to stand up to it can impede its rule.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
They are required to not impede access to counsel.
From Slate β Sep. 24, 2026
Cassidy also said he was reluctant to impede the department's work fighting violent crime.
From BBC β Aug. 8, 2026
It might be a bit snug, but it didn’t impede his breathing.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
"This in no way impedes the democratic transition," added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
Johnson’s writing is luminously beautiful, her assiduous research never impedes the narrative, and the illustrations are spectacular.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 14, 2026
“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”
From MarketWatch β Apr. 6, 2026
Carvalho has called for limits on immigration enforcement near schools, saying it impedes student learning.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 14, 2025
It sticks about their sides like treacle on a fly's wing; collecting unequally, it destroys all equilibrium, and impedes the efforts of the steersman.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
The loss of both circuits impeded controllers’ ability to communicate with airplanes, prompting the FAA to expand the ground stop to New York’s other two major airports, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
The board singled out the persistent bombing of German oil and communications facilities as a factor that impeded the resupply of the Nazi tank army.
From Slate β Jul. 30, 2026
Because we all know what that means: In history written by the victors, the Luddites impeded technological progress, attempted to halt innovation, and were soundly defeated by the Industrial Revolution.
From Salon β Jul. 13, 2026
He said this could come in the form of a prolonged period of still, cloudy weather which impeded the generation of wind and solar power, or hostility from "foreign threat actors".
From BBC β Jul. 8, 2026
But when they reached the edge of the wood, their progress was impeded.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Wilbur’s group was initially concerned about parts of the bill focused on livestock compensation, but he said they were amended in a way to avoid impeding how the program operates.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 30, 2026
Sainz's Williams edged out Aston Martin's Alonso by just 0.076secs but faces an investigation into impeding Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas that could result in a three-place grid drop.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
Most of Uminer’s books were shelved and weren’t impeding entrances and exits.
From Salon β Jul. 23, 2026
Bottlenecks throughout the arms-production supply chain are impeding a manufacturing ramp-up.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 7, 2026
There were too many disappearances, in all parts of the city, to investigate properly, and too many forces impeding the detection of patterns.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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