impair
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“Inadequate nutrition, particularly vitamin A deficiency, can impair the lining of the digestive tract, predisposing birds to inflammation and secondary illness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
She referenced research published earlier this month, which highlighted a "bi-directional relationship" in which mental health problems that "impair self-care behaviours" could cause diabetes complications, and in turn "further impair mental health".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Even so, scientists have not fully understood how these different stresses combine to impair HSC function.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
RBI Gov. Sanjay Malhotra said the monetary board had judged it prudent to wait and see how growth and inflation develop, warning that the war is likely to impair economic activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
With a logic problem, asking people to explain themselves doesn’t impair their ability to come up with the answers.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing impair
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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