hobbled

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Hobbled by a noncompete agreement she signed forbidding her from practicing within 15 miles of the clinic, she opened her own primary care clinic in rural Mount Dora, 19 miles away.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

Hobbled by a lack of visual oomph or verbal sparkle, “A Little White Lie” pokes feebly at impostor syndrome and writerly insecurity.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Hobbled all night, the 6-foot-10 junior had a double-double by halftime of the national championship game but faded after the break as Kansas erased a big deficit.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Hobbled by COVID-19 lockdowns, the euro zone's third largest economy contracted by 8.9% last year, its steepest post-war decline in gross domestic product.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2021

Hobbled horses, cows, and sheep were wandering among the bushes and, snapping the dry branches, sniffed at the herbage of the copse.

From The Witch and other stories by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich