hobble
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But businesses say they can also hobble a firm’s ability to get financing or compete for federal contracts, and other critics say that tends to hurt shareholders and employees more than executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
Some have warned that blocking the app would hobble communications around the front line and in Russian-occupied territory.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
He would now have to hobble around as an unskilled laborer on a construction crew.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
If the hit from U.S. tariffs hobbles growth significantly, that could prompt the RBI to act again, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
One of those points is that Apple intentionally hobbles third-party messaging apps to make them less attractive than the phone’s default Messages app.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2024
It hobbles, rather than empowers, Albertsons’ investing for the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
He hobbles into the room leaning on a crutch, after injuring his ankle on a video shoot.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
It hobbles out from the gap in the door and lands at my feet.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
China’s earlier efforts to build a self-reliant domestic chip industry had been marred by corruption and hobbled by bureaucratic mandates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Once a near-mythical figure, seen only in a handful of long-outdated photos, Zambada, 76, hobbled into a packed courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The first-generation Doubao phone had been hobbled when major apps blocked unauthorised access.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
That particular quagmire, however, hobbled and ultimately ended the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson and damaged US global standing for at least a decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
I stared after the old woman as she hobbled away and disappeared in the trees.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
After hobbling back for another go, she scored a 9.712, clinching the team’s historic win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Rather than hobbling BYD, the EU’s tariffs gave the company and its dealers a push, said Bernstein analyst Eunice Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Boeing is coming off a particularly difficult 2024, during which it delivered just 348 commercial planes due to labour disruptions and safety setbacks hobbling production.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Wounded animals were hobbling back to their homes.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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