stymies
Example Sentences
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Europe’s lack of one big customer also stymies defense-tech newcomers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
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
"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
The hope was to slow the high level of turnover that stymies progress on getting people the services they need to move into housing or other care.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Men who had but lately scoffed at the little white ball now talked of stymies and lies and devits as if they had known them all their lives.
From Her Weight in Gold by McCutcheon, George Barr
