hampering

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Yet senior executives also warned rising prices and sporadic supplies shortages were hampering business.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Another issue hampering the Ebola outbreak response is the ongoing conflict in DR Congo.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The central bank buying rupees dries up liquidity for commercial banks, hampering lending, Pramanik adds.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Some White House officials also worried that Anthropic wouldn’t have access to enough computing power to serve that many more entities without hampering the government’s ability to use it effectively, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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