crippling
Example Sentences
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When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home.
From Barron's
When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home.
From Barron's
It would mean 60,000+ district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk out, crippling school operations.
From Los Angeles Times
The damp climate and the rigors of life on the march were tough for a man in his 60s who had long suffered from crippling gout and could often barely walk.
It would mean more than 60,000 essential district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk off the job, crippling school operations.
From Los Angeles Times
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