hamper
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The shortage is straining a market where supplies can’t be switched on quickly, threatening to hamper production of everything from semiconductors to military-drone components and space rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Historic documents will form an important part of the investigation, so if any have been destroyed this could hamper trails of evidence.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
"This could potentially hamper US warfighters at a critical point in time."
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
I roll up the top into a ball and bury it at the bottom of the laundry hamper.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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