hindrance

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Two-time Indian Wells finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making an action or noise to disturb an opponent.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka was called for hindrance for a change in her grunt during her Australian Open semi-final against Elina Svitolina in January.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In Northern Europe, winter isn’t a hindrance for war, but in fact makes it more likely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Severe winter weather can also be a hindrance, as it was last month.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Iofur was hampered now by that chainmail, because from a protection it had changed all at once into a hindrance: it was still fastened at the bottom, and trailed around his rear legs.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman