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impediment

[im-ped-uh-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛd ə mənt /


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But remember, despair isn’t activism—it’s just another impediment to progress.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

“That makes sense, and there’s no legal impediment to doing that.”

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

"The absence of documentation is a serious impediment to continuing your lives," he told AFP in the capital Kabul.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

“ULA has been an impediment to the Palisades recovery, leaving properties sitting empty and people mired in tax and regulatory hell,” City Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, told colleagues before the vote.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

When Tom was nine years old he worried because his pretty little sister Mollie had an impediment in her speech.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

A spokesperson for the Swedish Migrations Agency said previously: "We can confirm receipt of a case of an impediments to enforcement which the agency now will process."

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

As much as you might want to stay in your home, new impediments can arise.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

She marshals the data to show how women continue to face unique impediments to success, and how both men and women justify their actions in a way that preserves the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The EPA also removed "all federal impediments to selling E10," gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, Zeldin said.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

In Jane Austen’s novels there are star-crossed lovers who have impediments thrown in their way—by their parents, society, or their own doubts.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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