impediment
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But remember, despair isn’t activism—it’s just another impediment to progress.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“That makes sense, and there’s no legal impediment to doing that.”
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The polyphony central to Ives’s music prevented its wide embrace during his lifetime, and even today—when his genius is fully recognized—the dissonance in his scores remains an impediment for many music lovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Human consent is not an impediment to progress. Human consent does not diminish the struggles and the joys of technological innovation or inhuman creativity," Blanchett said at the event in the parliament's library.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He had a speech impediment that caused him to stutter badly.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
She marshals the data to show how women continue to face unique impediments to success, and how both men and women justify their actions in a way that preserves the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The EPA also removed "all federal impediments to selling E10," gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, Zeldin said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
A therapist can offer tools to overcome mood disorders and other impediments to your mental health.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
Above that point, there begin to be structural impediments to the ability of the group to agree and act with one voice.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing impediment
"Harrison Bergeron"
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