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hobble

[hob-uhl] / ˈhɒb əl /




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Two years after watching his mother hobble with a cane through crowded Dubrovnik, Croatia, Jamie Lafferty was on a far more rugged trip with her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

England were left needing 19 from the last with Buttler on strike but, barely able to hobble a single, he holed out at deep mid-wicket.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

I’d been limping before because of my toe, so my new hobble isn’t so noticeable.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

Without waiting for a response, he hobbles out of the cafeteria.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Ask Kirk Gibson, who hobbled to bat and then hit one of the most dramatic home runs in World Series history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Katie Wilson’s progressive agenda has been hobbled by a string of violence, a budget deficit and turmoil inside City Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

And with that, she scooped up her apron of pixie nests and hobbled away.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Two decades of gloom all but wiped out the gauzy memories of the gutty mid-90s teams and the Nixon-era titles with Clyde, Pearl, DeBusschere and Willis Reed hobbling out from the tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Critics are concerned that the spending cuts are already hobbling the agency’s ability to ensure more complex returns are filed correctly.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

One MIA driver told the story of having come upon an elderly woman hobbling along the road.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose


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