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EU antitrust head Margrethe Vestager said Facebook had impeded other online classified ads service providers.

Yet, less than a year after Rolling Stone published “The Sheik” in 1972, Babitz fired off a pointed missive to Didion, taking her to task for her refusal to acknowledge the ways in which sexism had impeded the artistic progress of women.

“Her dedication to solving the difficult issues before her — whether past or present — have never impeded her focus on what lies ahead,” Johnson wrote.

Agricultural irrigation and power plant operations could also be significantly impeded, and if past mussel infestations are any indication, golden mussels could also severely affect boating and recreation by encrusting docks, engines and steering equipment.

With all the starting pitchers they lost, and all the hurdles that impeded their path, they had gotten here by doing all they were asked of, and then some.