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hamper

[ham-per] / ˈhæm pər /
NOUN
basket for storage
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Western disapproval isn’t going to hamper an organization this large and potent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Tesla is recalling nearly three million cars in China with interior door handles that could hamper a person's ability to exit their vehicle in an emergency, Beijing's national market watchdog said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Sanctions severely hamper individuals' abilities to carry out even routine financial transactions as any banks with ties to the US, or that conduct transactions in dollars, are expected to have to comply with the restrictions.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Some also are concerned that the company might swing to a more conservative stance that could hamper growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

I’d rather close the hamper lid on that one.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The skills deficit hampers new grads as they are trying to launch themselves, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

At 2.25%, the main rate sits at the low end of the central bank’s estimate for neutral, or the level at which policy neither stimulates nor hampers growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

Ms Hunter said initially they were hoping to make the hampers for a few families who had been identified as needing extra support.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

The rover heater is designed to heat air at one atmosphere, and the thin Martian air severely hampers its ability to work.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Bowman on Friday said that a cautious culture inside the Fed’s regulatory staff hampered the group from moving faster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When illness came for her, it in no way creatively hampered Hammer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

While some Middle Eastern crude cargos are able to transit the Strait of Hormuz, fuel production has been hampered by the recent attacks on the region’s infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Up until now, Djokovic has not been as physically hampered as Nadal and Federer were in their final years on tour.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

You'd think an ultra-attractive mother like mine would understand why my appearance was hampered by my Frida Kahlo eyebrows, coupled with my inability to paint stunning self-portraits of said eyebrows.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

El Nino causes strong vertical wind shear, dry air and sinking air over the Atlantic Ocean, hampering storm formation and intensification in the area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Funding of councils, says the JRF, is "stretched to breaking point", with the current model "increasingly unfit for purpose" and "hampering local efforts to reduce poverty".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

But a growing number of fans say a crackdown on bootlegged merchandise is hampering that spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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