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as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping
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Recent Examples of hobble
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
With Thatcher Demko still injured, Quinn Hughes still hobbled, Pettersson still finding his game, J.T. Miller traded and on and on it goes, losing one of the club’s last reliable line drivers could have been a bridge too far.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
NBC News, 24 May 2021
Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
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Verb
Courting significant support from younger and left-leaning voters, Mamdani has in some polls been projected as the No. 2 contender to unseat Mayor Adams, whose reelection bid has been severely hobbled by his federal corruption indictment and surrounding scandals.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
With Thatcher Demko still injured, Quinn Hughes still hobbled, Pettersson still finding his game, J.T. Miller traded and on and on it goes, losing one of the club’s last reliable line drivers could have been a bridge too far.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
Her bound ankles were pulled behind her back and attached with a hobble to a belt around her waist.
—NBC News, 24 May 2021
Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
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The charges were first dropped a few weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term in part because the case would impede Adams’ ability to do his job as mayor, including cooperating with Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Justice Department’s new acting deputy attorney general wrote.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Removing opportunities for public commentary could impede the department’s ability to operate in the public’s interest, according to experts who spoke with Reuters.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Magic have been limping towards the postseason ever since their two best players, forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, went down with torn right obliques early into the 2024-25 season.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The balance with Jonas Brodin Given the way Jonas Brodin limped in the dressing room before talking with the media Saturday afternoon, one wondered whether the Wild defenseman made it through his return OK?—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related article Recession odds are rising as Trump’s trade war escalates, Goldman Sachs says The economy faces a growing risk of a recession as tariffs could hinder growth, increase unemployment and contribute to inflation, according to Goldman Sachs.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Strong winds and dry conditions were hindering the firefight from the air.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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The university says Suri is working on a project that looks into potential causes that hinder cooperation among religiously diverse societies and possibilities to overcome those hindrances.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s no question that my last name was more of a help than a hindrance.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Frederiksen said that other European nations are also on Denmark's side in this back-and-forth with Trump, already hampering the ties between the U.S. and its allies since Trump regained office.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The job cuts might hamper the FDA's ability to tackle cutting-edge issues such as the use of artificial intelligence or making the nation's food supply safer and more nutritious, said Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: Range anxiety is a key impediment to EV purchases, even if America got that broader network of charging stations that the Trump administration is now trying to scuttle.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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Shelter, which accounts for more than one-third of the overall CPI, has been the biggest impediment to inflation’s descent.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the medical-looking royal blue bottles of nicotine lozenges embarrassed her.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Many of them had to fail, repeat, embarrass themselves, risk everything, and learn.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Trump famously wriggles free from such fetters and resists being hemmed in.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Nov. 2024
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Rumors circulated before the killing of Khashoggi that King Salman was concerned enough to consider putting some fetters on his heir.—
Daniel Benjamin,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Oct. 2018
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“Hobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobble. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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