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impeding

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verb

present participle of impede

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While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025 Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Impeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeding. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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