stymie

But would they be able to if there is validity in their current claim that plenty of institutions are trying to stymie them?

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Mastro’s hard-charging legal style has rubbed others in New York politics the wrong way, including the City Council, which helped stymie his bid to become the city’s top lawyer during the Adams administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Setting emotions aside, the timing of childbirth for older parents can stymie their earning power.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

It was supposed to improve information-sharing, not stymie it.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026

Or, with the game all square and one to play, To be defeated by a stymie?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 27, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman

There is a degree of obscurantism in all this, as Mr. Kracht’s bizarre book willfully stymies understanding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She said: “This is a disappointing and flawed approach that stymies crucial efforts to free Jimmy Lai and fundamentally undermines the government’s official position that he must be released.”

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

“We need to be able to break the gridlock that too often stymies progress and blocks consensus at the council.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

"Include me in that category, if it's unnecessary and inappropriate regulation that stymies innovation and technology advancements," Bucshon said.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023

If the balls are much more than a foot apart, the "follow-through method" of playing stymies is almost certain to fail.

From The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon

But the change has been stymied by an existing legal challenge, leaving the recommendation on the books this season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

One researcher investigating AI’s effects on children has expressed concerns of “cognitive stunting” — critical thinking skills prohibited from developing, just as physical growth can be stymied by malnutrition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Efforts to secure a devolution deal in Cornwall have been stymied by the county's reluctance to form a group with Devon but also to having a mayor.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

There he was stymied by the formidable governor-general of New France, the Comte de Frontenac, along with bad weather and smallpox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Other board games, such as Trouble and Sorry, were also problematic: If a touch of bad luck stymied his plans, he became angry and would abandon the game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

They were so afraid of running out of money that it was stymieing their ability to enjoy today.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The landmark 56-year-old state law has been credited with helping to preserve California’s natural beauty and protecting communities from hazardous impacts of construction projects — but also blamed for stymieing construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

Google plans to spend $4.75 billion to help solve a problem stymieing the AI race: finding enough electricity to run an ever-larger fleet of data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Second, at all levels of government, we must loosen regulations that are stymieing the construction and preservation of affordable homes.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2025

It is largely good news for the government, which has introduced new policies to fill job gaps that businesses say were stymieing growth, although any significant rise in house prices will play badly for voters.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2023