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Experts have said that doing so can expose children to unforeseen risks such as identity theft, fraud or impede their privacy as they grow up.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

“It does not obstruct or impede lawful federal immigration enforcement operations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Federal prosecutors said the defendants were part of an organized effort to impede this winter’s immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The big risk of screwworm spreading significantly within Texas is that it could substantially impede the growth of cattle herds, Maloni said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

An albatross, with its effortless flight, also seemed like a good idea, except a lack of water might impede her ability to take off and land.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Ignoring those, they said, “stifles that debate and our ability to move forward as a nation,” and impedes healing.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

It deploys natural and social scientific methods to understand what advances and what impedes human flourishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

"We will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people."

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025

A writer from Vienna to the London Daily News, says that it hampers, impedes, nay, crushes, every kind of superior talent not of a military cast.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

Because we all know what that means: In history written by the victors, the Luddites impeded technological progress, attempted to halt innovation, and were soundly defeated by the Industrial Revolution.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

He said this could come in the form of a prolonged period of still, cloudy weather which impeded the generation of wind and solar power, or hostility from "foreign threat actors".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Shelby County also impeded votes that were cast from translating into meaningful political power, especially at the local level.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

I had to show the staff that I possessed native intelligence but not so great a one or of a certain kind that it impeded my sense of duty.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

In the Congo, deep distrust and superstition are impeding efforts to contain Ebola.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Hamilton faces an investigation on charges of impeding Alpine's Pierre Gasly in the first part of qualifying.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

The carrier’s lower FY 2026 margin outlook suggests it has limited ability to pass through higher fuel costs without impeding demand, the director says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The mud was impeding him too, because one time, when he kicked out, he slipped and fell out of view into the blackness.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro