impede
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Central Command said its forces would not impede “vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Centcom added that U.S. forces will not impede vessels transiting the strait to or from non-Iranian ports.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
LeMay, predictably, was “solidly opposed” to the treaty, arguing it would impede military readiness and constrain America’s nuclear capability.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
They attached the line with which they had been snubbing the boat to Buck’s neck and shoulders, being careful that it should neither strangle him nor impede his swimming, and launched him into the stream.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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