impede
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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
The Fed has some tools to impede the economy from melting up or down.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
She also urged the public to "allow the judicial process to continue without any speculation" that could impede the "pursuit of justice for all those affected".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Often, they’re the same thing, like Byrne’s stiff blonde wig or her set of fake teeth that impede several lines of dialogue to hysterical results.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
With nothing to impede it, Monte Alban swept out and established a domain of almost ten thousand square miles.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Monster
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