impaired

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Attorneys for Grossman and Erickson argued that, although the incident was tragic, there was no evidence that their clients were racing or impaired that would justify an award of hundreds of millions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"We recognise it was an accident, you know when young people play sometimes their sense of judgement is impaired either by excitement or by not understanding what is happening at that particular time."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Overall, the findings demonstrated that sleep loss impaired both brain function and behavior through a specific neural circuit.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

He does note this was partially offset by modest credit deterioration, with the all-bank impaired PCL ratio widening 3 basis points on-quarter and 4 points on-year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I stopped where people stopped or gathered, I listened and looked and felt, and in the process had a picture of my country the accuracy of which was impaired only by my own shortcomings.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck