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President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of trying to "cripple the economy and destroy people's lives" with intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the railways.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Ukrainian efforts to cripple Russia’s war effort have disrupted crude oil shipments in the Black Sea and fuel production at Russian refineries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

A business fears proposals to charge Cardiff employers thousands of pounds for staff parking could "cripple" employers in the city.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

With their superior numbers, the Germans could cripple the Allied armies once and for all.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

She added that VAT on businesses like hers "cripples creativity".

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

This legacy often cripples their ability to transition into adulthood as a functioning member of society.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

Then there are the more than half-million patients like Santos, who has a malignancy of the blood or lymph nodes that cripples a vital line of defense against infection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

So even in the most extreme drought, when we look back 100 years, there's nothing that cripples hydro in a serious way.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2022

Stanton said that she was pleased that she didn’t know Phillips’s opinion before she made her remarks because “the desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Scots, crippled by a deadly combo of profligacy and self destruction, needed snookers.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Iranian officials said the 60-day talks would aim at lifting sanctions that have crippled Tehran’s economy by blocking purchases of its oil and barring most international banks from doing business with the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

In downtown L.A., vandalism, shuttered storefronts and post-COVID abandonment have crippled what was a vibrant, revenue-generating economy that benefited the whole city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

I hated living like that, crippled by fear, but there was nothing I could do to stop it.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

The scoping study said assembly members had given examples of constituents "who have experienced significant unexplained increases in service charges that were crippling in their effect".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Newsom is also considering a closely watched package that would shield utilities from potentially crippling wildfire liability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The chief executives of heavy industries have denounced the policies, citing crippling energy and carbon costs as some of the reasons they have shut down factories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Under it all, the calls keep coming from the cage, and my sick feeling gets near to crippling.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland