impeded

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Impeded by language and cultural barriers, his wife, Elizabeth, was unable to establish her chosen career in pharmacy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2010

Impeded at the Narew River after taking Plonsk and Pultusk, they were halted last week at the Bug.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impeded by a script that has lines like "It's my funeral; you're just along for the ride," McQueen stops acting and settles for a series of long poses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impeded by his luggage, however, which caught upon hundreds of legs, he soon saw the attempt hopeless.

From There & Back by MacDonald, George

Impeded by their own sightlessly swarming numbers, as much as by the impenetrable darkness, they sought the foe.

From Bruce by Terhune, Albert Payson