crippled

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He said they were being "crippled with fuel prices".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There are also calls to overhaul rules related to special treatment of developing countries and achieving a level playing field for trade, as well as a push to restore the organisation's crippled dispute settlement system.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

That promise wouldn’t change much—Iran is believed to have stopped enriching uranium after U.S. strikes crippled its main nuclear facilities in June—and falls short of U.S. demands that it halt enrichment altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The latest wave crippled Kyiv's energy system, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating as temperatures plunged to -20C.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

As I watched, a tiny little wren dropped down from the branches of the red oak and lit on Daisy’s crippled leg.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls