hobbled

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Attacks on pipelines and other energy infrastructure have also hobbled crude markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

In 1988, for a walk-off home run by the hobbled Kirk Gibson in the World Series: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

An orange car pulled into the parking lot, with a busted taillight, and a few members of the group got up and hobbled over.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In addition to funding and supply problems, the small company had been hobbled by time-consuming design modifications and the 2008 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The barn door opened, and Dyedka hobbled in.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack