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impediment

[im-ped-uh-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛd ə mənt /


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This is, by far, the main structural impediment to success.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“That makes sense, and there’s no legal impediment to doing that.”

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

"Human consent is not an impediment to progress. Human consent does not diminish the struggles and the joys of technological innovation or inhuman creativity," Blanchett said at the event in the parliament's library.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

On one outing I noticed Sarah starting to draw away from me with no impediment ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

“You will voluntarily sunder my last knot, the final impediment to my independence, if I restore your grandmother to her human form?”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said at the weekend that assistance for the territory's 2.1 million population "must be scaled up by removing impediments and safeguarding neutrality of aid".

From BBC May 5, 2026

The EPA also removed "all federal impediments to selling E10," gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, Zeldin said.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

A therapist can offer tools to overcome mood disorders and other impediments to your mental health.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

Above that point, there begin to be structural impediments to the ability of the group to agree and act with one voice.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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