impediment
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“What would my cancer say if it was narrating its memoirs?” he says, going into a childlike speech impediment: “ ‘Woke up somewhat bigger than yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
The trees had thrown out low branches, making an impediment to progress; the gnarled roots looked like skeleton claws.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Quality control checks are used to ensure no such impediments exist in the final product.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But a 2015 Government Accountability Office investigation noted impediments to their use: uncertainty about which government functions were “inherently federal” and therefore outside tribal authority, a cumbersome application process, and cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
“At least the impediments that kept us from retaining recruits, to get them in the academy, that has changed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Attaining adulthood was all about the eager acceptance of such impediments.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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