cripple
Example Sentences
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It is possible that a crippling spike in energy costs is on the way.
From BBC
"Our goal is to liberate the Iranian people in a fashion that does not cripple their chance to start a new and better life when this regime collapses," Graham wrote on X.
From Barron's
Lifting crippling economic sanctions could boost output in a country that already produces roughly 4% of the world’s oil.
The country of around 90 million has been facing a deep economic crisis after years of crippling sanctions imposed by the U.S. over its nuclear program.
Such moves would be aimed at crippling Iran’s shadow fleet of oil tankers and intermediaries operating across Emirati ports and shipping lanes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
