hobble
Example Sentences
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The Red Scare followed—the government arrested and deported radicals, breaking unions like the IWW and hobbling labor for a decade.
But climate change is hitting the region hard, triggering water shortages that hobble the vast Toktogul hydro power plant and lead to electricity shortages.
From Barron's
Facing mounting concerns from businesses and governments that regulations are hobbling the digital sector and hampering growth, the EU last week proposed rolling back key AI and data privacy rules.
From Barron's
More important, the United States had learned that hobbling one company, however large, simply created room for new competitors to step in.
From New York Times
When the men hobble out of the rooms the next morning, beaten and bandaged, it's as humorous as it is empowering.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
