cripple

The U.S. launched what it described as an unprecedented campaign to cripple Iran’s economy by cutting off “every remaining lifeline” sustaining the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

"I'm grateful, my prince," he said, but Bran saw pity in his pale blue eyes, mingled perhaps with a little gladness that the cripple was, after all, not his son.

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

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

Field sizes are so small that it cripples wagering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

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

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

So even in the most extreme drought, when we look back 100 years, there's nothing that cripples hydro in a serious way.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2022

Greybeards and green boys, fighting men in their prime, wounded men and cripples, a good score of spearwives, even three Homfoot men.

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

The Daily Mail carries an exclusive on "fictitious" child maintenance charges that have left some parents "financially crippled".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Disruptions can come out of the blue: a ransomware attack crippled one Treasury dealer in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Mainland investors have been seeking to diversify their holdings in recent years as a debt crisis has crippled the Chinese property sector, long viewed as a safe bet to park assets, analysts told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

The crisis at GKN Aerospace began May 21, when the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the crippled pressurized tank, which was heating up, according to a report issued by state officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

“I want you to get dressed and go to town for me this morning. You’ll have to drive Atticus. He’s pretty crippled today.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

The chief executives of heavy industries have denounced the policies, citing crippling energy and carbon costs as some of the reasons they have shut down factories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party made little headway improving the country's finances, with galloping inflation, crippling debt and a feeble rupee undermining economic reform.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Together we addressed my combination of crippling anxiety, debilitating fear and crushingly low self-image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Despite these crippling difficulties, the biologists assembled facts that collectively paint a picture of almost unparalleled wildlife destruction — destruction that became obvious as soon as the program got under way.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson