crippled

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This isn’t only humanitarian restraint; it’s the construction of a “golden bridge” across which a crippled leadership can eventually retreat while saying all hasn’t been lost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He said they were being "crippled with fuel prices".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There are also calls to overhaul rules related to special treatment of developing countries and achieving a level playing field for trade, as well as a push to restore the organisation's crippled dispute settlement system.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

World War II cemented the snack’s dominance: Sugar rationing crippled candy production, while popcorn, unrationed and still cheap, filled the void.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Only then, crippled, had Donal Noye come to the Wall, when his life was all but over.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin