crippled

Example Sentences

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The drinks company published a statement on its investigation into the ransomware attack, which had crippled its operations across its factories in Japan and forced employees to take orders by pen and paper.

From BBC

"By fracturing the unity of the nation's apex court, it has crippled judicial independence and integrity, pushing the country back by decades."

From Barron's

“The Biden controls cost taxpayers tens of billions, crippled innovation and ceded ground to foreign rivals.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mali's fuel shortage is also exacerbating severe and recurrent power outages that have crippled the economy for the past five years.

From Barron's

With communications largely crippled, the full extent of the disaster remains unclear.

From BBC