hamstrung

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Microsoft is also potentially hamstrung by its ownership stake in OpenAI, which now comprises around 45% of its $625 billion compute order backlog.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Whoever comes in, though, will be hamstrung by the same issues Wane faced.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

A lot of people are sick of feeling hamstrung.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

That natural attrition is slowing because more workers, hamstrung by declining job openings and spooked by fears of an economic downturn, are staying put.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman