stunted
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Despite recent success budget constraints remain, not least in the wake of successive broadcast deal collapses which have financially stunted French football.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The economy was stunted by abnormally severe winter weather, for one thing.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
She wants to unshackle a defense industry that is stunted, as she sees it, by heavy restrictions on what it can sell overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
If these challenges persist—or spread to other countries— the global economy could be in for a period of higher inflation and stunted growth.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
They were stunted, tenacious, tough, the way a cactus has to be.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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A Long Walk to Water
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