impair

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She wrote that the majority’s ruling “opens a dangerous can of worms” that “threatens to impair states’ ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The centre's chief executive, Jackie Rodriguez, told the BBC that dyslexia does not impair a person's intelligence, judgement or ability to lead.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

On the flip side, the Fed might be more inclined to cut rates if higher oil prices were to impair the U.S. economy, raise layoffs or cause companies to hire even less.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Rarely used against a U.S. company, the move—if it survives Anthropic’s expected legal challenge—could impair Anthropic’s ability to work with other government contractors including Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Microsoft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

With a logic problem, asking people to explain themselves doesn’t impair their ability to come up with the answers.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell