cripple

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U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Economic sanctions have helped to cripple its economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

That move sparked a major row between Beijing and the West that threatened to cripple car manufacturers that rely on Nexperia chips.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Analysts warn that permanent layoffs could cripple key agencies and deepen dysfunction in an already strained federal system.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Her hands trembled and she pressed them together to make them stop, for Kapugen had taught her that fear can so cripple a person that he cannot think or act.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George