crippled
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DUBAI—Iran’s top politicians said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy, pushing back publicly against hardliners who are taking a more defiant approach in the six-month-old conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We were promised Black jobs, Black dollars and an economic boost to Crenshaw, but businesses have been crippled one by one,” Shorter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Scots, crippled by a deadly combo of profligacy and self destruction, needed snookers.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In exchange for nuclear curbs, to be discussed in the next 60 days, Iran hopes to unlock frozen assets, and potentially end sanctions that have crippled its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
He’d felt the ferocity of that storm, heard the desperate radio calls for help, seen Beck Weathers crippled with horrible frostbite.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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