impediment
Example Sentences
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Second, expectations are a major impediment to happiness.
He has previously expressed opposition to the sales tax hike, calling it “the biggest impediment to Abenomics.”
“There is no statutory impediment in the U.S. to closing Paramount’s proposed acquisition of WBD,” Paramount said in a regulatory filing.
From Los Angeles Times
That raises another potential impediment for state lawmakers hoping to goose the factory-built model: organized labor.
From Los Angeles Times
These impediments may well have disillusioned some of the voters who backed Move Forward three years ago.
From BBC
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