limp
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Similar speculation arose after his 2019 European tour, when video appeared to show him walking with a slight limp and using the arms of a chair to steady himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He previously suffered a leg injury that left him with a limp and has apparently adapted his lifestyle, preferring to spend his time lazing on a rock, rather than fighting with fellow bears.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was almost limp with moisture, and there was an obvious contrast between where the breading ended and the chicken began.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The footage shows the rookie lifeguard, just 16 years old, holding onto a limp child as massive swells repeatedly pound the duo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If I ignored the limp and the wincing with every other movement, she looked great.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Narratively and logistically, Daniel’s whistleblowing escape limps along with a lack of suspense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Now the industry limps along by focusing on artificial intelligence; private equity also has experienced setbacks and looks even wobblier to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
As the city limps back to normalcy, the effects of the incident are most starkly visible at the school where the children studied.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Von Rumpel limps through the rooms with their faded white moldings and ancient kerosene lamps and embroidered curtains and belle epoque mirrors and ships in glass bottles and push-button electrical switches, all dead.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2021
And Bieber delivers his most bravura vocal on the acoustic guitar–driven “E.T.A.,” which ideally would have ended the album rather than the several limper retreads that follow it.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2020
Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2014
Then he would tell him about the limper.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
I’m reaching a point where I think the jump scare is the lamest, limpest form of horror.
From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017
Russia, tipped as possible winners just a few days earlier, crashed out with drama – but for Poland it was the limpest possible exit: the co-hosts offering next to nothing against the Czechs.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
The most enraptured fans are children : the limpest puppet show or the most ancient Western will bring in neighborhoods of bug-eyed, awestruck kids.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Widow was looking straight at the celestial, who sat there piled up in a little bit of a heap, the limpest thing in all the Forks perhaps, save Limber Tim.
From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Joaquin Miller
George Eliot says in Middlemarch that "a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gum or starch in the form of tradition."
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke
The Frenchman and the world champion retired on the spot, while Colapinto limped around the lap to stop in the pits, where his race also came to an end.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Mining eventually faded, but cars on Route 66 overheated easily and often limped into town for water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wide receiver Quentin Johnston limped to the sideline after attempting a leaping catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The door opened and a nurse appeared, supporting an old woman whose legs buckled as she limped down the steps.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The Tom Cruise-led movie “Digger” cratered at the box office this weekend, limping to a fifth-place finish with $8 million in the U.S. and Canada in its theatrical debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The bond-market selloff is raising borrowing costs for home buyers and dealing blow after blow to a limping housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
A.S. was released from the detention center last month still limping and in pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Wales captain Dewi Lake was passed fit despite limping off against the Pumas, but wing Josh Adams was a late withdrawal because of a calf problem with Ellis Mee taking his place.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Now it appeared to be a child carrying something on its back and limping.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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