crippling

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A crippling blow isn’t guaranteed against a regime armed with buffers and a long history of defying economic squeezes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Yet instead of supporting this sector, U.S. sanctions are crippling it.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

In his newly released memoir, Galaxy great Landon Donovan recounts his troubled relationship with his father and how he overcame crippling depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

But even before the crippling fuel blockade was imposed, many young Cubans were thinking twice before starting a family on the island.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Disease spread unchecked, weakening, crippling, and killing indiscriminately.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson