hindrance

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Cat Douglas, a youth work manager, said she joined a course in Newquay, Cornwall, to ensure she "could be a support rather than a hindrance", if she came across a stranding.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

Ives himself has recognized that too many jobs can be a hindrance for executives.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

This was troublesome, for at the quarry we would hold dis-cussions among ourselves, and a warder who did not permit us to talk was a great hindrance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela