hobble
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England explained his exile on grounds of conditioning, on a tendency to lose pace or hobble out of matches altogether.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
As implied here all along, Netflix’s real triumph was driving up the price Paramount had to pay and saddling the newcomer with enough debt to hobble any challenge to Netflix’s streaming dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
The tussle could hobble Anthropic’s business with the government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
I ignore her concerns as I hobble forward, and I can sense my dad pulling her back.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Still, anyone who has followed wrestling for years can see the way it hobbles its heels and heroes alike.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
India has suffered job losses as a 50% U.S. tariff, among the highest in the world, hobbles Indian exporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
One of those points is that Apple intentionally hobbles third-party messaging apps to make them less attractive than the phone’s default Messages app.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2024
She hobbles on the side of her foot and shooting pain means she can't walk far.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
He turns away before I can see his face and hobbles down the bleachers.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
They hobbled to a record of 81-81, the ultimate sign of mediocrity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Since June the tiny west African nation has been hobbled by prolonged blackouts, which have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, right at the peak of the hot season.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Production at GKN's Garden Grove facility currently remains hobbled, at roughly 50% of normal, according to public statements, external by its UK parent company Melrose Industries.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s production already had been severely hobbled before the pipeline’s shutdown.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Miss Lilian hobbled through the gate toward me.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
That was followed by a Welsh penalty from Jarrod Evans, on for the hobbling Costelow, who had been controlling the game beautifully.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Rather than hobbling BYD, the EU’s tariffs gave the company and its dealers a push, said Bernstein analyst Eunice Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
“In my youth I would have been there in a flash. I used to be handy in an emergency. Now I come hobbling to the rescue.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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