impediment

Example Sentences

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The latter could create a setback for earnings and the stock, but not a long-term impediment to growth, as long as clean energy and data centers remain sources of high electricity demand.

From Barron's

Big picture: U.S. manufacturers are still trying to adjust to higher and ever-changing tariffs, and that’s been a big impediment to sales.

From MarketWatch

Big picture: U.S. manufacturers are still trying to adjust to higher and ever-changing tariffs, and that’s been a big impediment to sales.

From MarketWatch

But it's also lawyer's language to describe a more direct impediment to the president's ability to govern: He might be in jail.

From Salon

Tornadoes are smaller and harder to measure than hurricanes, but the main impediment to linking tornadoes to climate change is that the latter weakens winds in the atmosphere while tornadoes require stronger winds.

From Salon