hampering
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Police across the UK have said face coverings are hampering their efforts to identify potential offenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Employees expressed worries that moving out of DeepMind will lead to less access and insight into what the teams developing Google’s Gemini AI models are working on, hampering their ability to identify relevant research questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Guam passed laws this year banning deep-sea mining vessels from calling at its ports, potentially hampering the industry by cutting off a crucial source of fuel and supplies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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