hamstrung

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That effort has largely hamstrung the body’s work.

From Washington Times

But he believes Youngkin is hamstrung by a divided legislature, in which Democrats control the state Senate and Republicans the House of Delegates.

From Washington Post

But it also hamstrung by its earnestness, with a tone of finger-wagging moralism that is the antithesis of fun.

From New York Times

And they got sort of hamstrung by a lot of — to hear people inside Google tell it — big company politics and bureaucracy.

From New York Times

While the police community says it’s hamstrung by the legislature, gun-control advocates across the state disagree.

From Washington Post