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He claimed the footballer had called him "a cripple", which had upset him, and said he had thrown chewing gum on to the floor rather than at Semenyo.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Higher mortgage rates could cripple an already weak housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of trying to "cripple the economy and destroy people's lives" with intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the railways.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

In Indonesia, the Dutch moved to cripple industry ahead of the Japanese advance, targeting oil wells on Sumatra and Borneo, road and rail networks on Java, and infrastructure on rubber plantations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

She opened her mouth to call the rower back—she couldn’t bear the loss; it would surely cripple her—and at that moment she realized she could hear nothing.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

But taxi driver Wayne Parsons, who travels 200 miles a day, said even the cheaper prices remained too high and "it cripples you".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Field sizes are so small that it cripples wagering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

This legacy often cripples their ability to transition into adulthood as a functioning member of society.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

So even in the most extreme drought, when we look back 100 years, there's nothing that cripples hydro in a serious way.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2022

Whether any of the nephews shared Yezzan’s fondness for cripples, freaks, and grotesques was far less certain.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Sekyiwa Shakur, the rapper’s sister, told the judge the killing had crippled her family, as he was the provider for two dozen relatives and was “my shining star, my shining prince.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the U.S., diesel prices have vaulted to new records in the wake of the missile strikes that have crippled fuel-making facilities in the Middle East and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Their emails start out, ‘You’re my last hope of not being a crippled, miserable, dead person,’ ” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Daily Mail carries an exclusive on "fictitious" child maintenance charges that have left some parents "financially crippled".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“He can barely walk. What do you think I’ve been doing all week? I’ve been giving him ballroom dancing lessons. And the big clodhopper tramped all over my feet. I’m crippled for life.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

A teenager has revealed how her life has been transformed thanks to pioneering gene editing, which reversed symptoms of a crippling blood disorder.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government placed the troubled plant under state administration in February 2024 to try to protect jobs in a region with crippling unemployment and has been seeking a buyer.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

As is almost always the case with Porsche, I don’t recommend the full-boat Turbo, unless your insecurity is really crippling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Newsom is also considering a closely watched package that would shield utilities from potentially crippling wildfire liability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Disease spread unchecked, weakening, crippling, and killing indiscriminately.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson