hobble
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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
Interceptor drones, like the kind Ali's unit was flying, are used for defence -- a kind of drone-on-drone aerial warfare to hobble incoming attacks.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Another five for me to hobble back to bed.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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