cripple

Higher mortgage rates could cripple an already weak housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of trying to "cripple the economy and destroy people's lives" with intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the railways.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Ukrainian efforts to cripple Russia’s war effort have disrupted crude oil shipments in the Black Sea and fuel production at Russian refineries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

A business fears proposals to charge Cardiff employers thousands of pounds for staff parking could "cripple" employers in the city.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bran was back at Winterfell, a cripple, yet safe.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

“We will engage in good-faith dialogue, but we will not accept any outcome that cripples UC’s core mission or undermines taxpayer investments.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025

But it also cripples his sanity since the fire creates more vengeful spirits that only he can see.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

Shoaib Awan, from the group, says the crime is a nationwide "plague that cripples businesses - the loss of work, the loss of earnings".

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

This legacy often cripples their ability to transition into adulthood as a functioning member of society.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

I will take your old men, your wounded, and your cripples, even those who can no longer fight.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

It crippled about one-tenth of the still tiny network that hardly anybody had heard of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The October selloff hit just as firms were starting to recover from an earlier rout in July that crippled hedge fund Situational Awareness.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

It’s a characterization he’s encouraged over years of clashes with officials and detractors and his repeated claims that the department has been crippled under Luna by staffing shortfalls, budgetary mismanagement and lack of confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

A publican has revealed his anguish at having to close down, saying he has been "crippled" by rising costs and a decline in customer drinking habits.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

They weren’t afraid of themselves; they weren’t crippled by the weight of what they didn’t know.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

The sanctions could deal a potentially crippling blow to the ICC by cutting it off from the U.S. financial system and prohibiting it from conducting transactions in dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their crippling codependence is alienating, as if there really were only one of them.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government placed the troubled plant under state administration in February 2024 to try to protect jobs in a region with crippling unemployment and has been seeking a buyer.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The scoping study said assembly members had given examples of constituents "who have experienced significant unexplained increases in service charges that were crippling in their effect".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“What’s the substitute? Find the substitute for it. The only consequence of it is a mentally crippling disease for the rest of your life.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger