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cripple

[krip-uhl] / ˈkrɪp əl /




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“The extended uncertainty surrounding tariff and trade policy created a crippling degree of uncertainty for many firms, sending them to the sidelines to wait for more clarity,” writes Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander.

From Barron's

Her Imagination Library, inspired by her belief that her father had been “crippled” by illiteracy, has reportedly distributed some 300 million books to children.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year, for the first time, companies representing the bulk of Italian pasta exports to the U.S. faced the prospect of crippling penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new scientific breakthrough in the field of Alzheimer’s research is raising hopes that the cruel, crippling and fatal brain disease may eventually become curable.

From MarketWatch

That has included additional sanctions designed to economically cripple the country and dry up its oil revenues from sales on the global market.

From Barron's