cripple
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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
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
Even high prices aren’t usually enough alone to cripple a bull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
These cases, officials warned, “are poised to cripple the entirety of California’s civil justice system.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“If Red breaks that leg again,” Howard said soberly, “it will cripple him for life.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
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
The prosecutor, himself the target of sanctions, said they crippled daily life -- he was unable to book transport, hotels, or conduct banking operations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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
“Their emails start out, ‘You’re my last hope of not being a crippled, miserable, dead person,’ ” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We were promised Black jobs, Black dollars and an economic boost to Crenshaw, but businesses have been crippled one by one,” Shorter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
All of the new structures were designed to catch any radioactive debris that might be knocked loose as workers dismantled the crippled reactors and moved fuel from their storage pools to a safer location.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
He is expected to say that faster connections to the electricity grid could help fix a "cost crisis" in energy that has proved "crippling for businesses".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Their crippling codependence is alienating, as if there really were only one of them.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
As is almost always the case with Porsche, I don’t recommend the full-boat Turbo, unless your insecurity is really crippling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Newsom is also considering a closely watched package that would shield utilities from potentially crippling wildfire liability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He had twice narrowly escaped dying in riding accidents that had landed him in the hospital for months on end, wiped him out financially, and caused near crippling injury.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
