impediment
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The senator enters Argentina "with valid travel documents and no legal impediment" via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge linking the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu with Puerto Iguazu, Argentine authorities say.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even their typically rather conservative trade group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, has said since 2023 that AM is unnecessary for emergency alerts and an impediment to making better cars.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
We wanted to see where it fails and what is the biggest impediment to making it 30-plus years following this strategy without running out of savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
One impediment has been the spotty availability of charging infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
She has a speech impediment, bad moods, and “a couple of peculiar habits that many would find repellent,” he tells Theo.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
The rules did draw backlash from some local startups, which called the rules vague or warned the fresh impediments could stymie innovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Most others believe that recent Mexican immigrants will eventually take their place in society, and perhaps someday muster political clout commensurate with their numbers, though significant impediments are slowing their progress.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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