hamper

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The shortage is straining a market where supplies can’t be switched on quickly, threatening to hamper production of everything from semiconductors to military-drone components and space rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Historic documents will form an important part of the investigation, so if any have been destroyed this could hamper trails of evidence.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But the conflict has rekindled a debate on the bloc's external dependencies and high energy costs, which European industry has long said hamper competitiveness vis-a-vis Asia and North America.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

This bias not only hurts women who are economists; it can also hamper policymaking by limiting the range of perspectives that inform economic decisions.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

She flooded into my present, and only tact kept me from burying my face in the dirty laundry overfilling the hamper by her dresser.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green