impediment
Example Sentences
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That raises another potential impediment for state lawmakers hoping to goose the factory-built model: organized labor.
From Los Angeles Times
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC
Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.
From Los Angeles Times
These types of lawsuits are considered to be the main impediment to private equity’s inclusion in defined-contribution retirement accounts.
The rules did draw backlash from some local startups, which called the rules vague or warned the fresh impediments could stymie innovation.
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