crippling
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He is expected to say that faster connections to the electricity grid could help fix a "cost crisis" in energy that has proved "crippling for businesses".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Their crippling codependence is alienating, as if there really were only one of them.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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
Newsom is also considering a closely watched package that would shield utilities from potentially crippling wildfire liability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Despite these crippling difficulties, the biologists assembled facts that collectively paint a picture of almost unparalleled wildlife destruction — destruction that became obvious as soon as the program got under way.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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