inhibited

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The US State Department said last year that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Hall told the BBC: "The worry will be with loose language people will feel inhibited about talking about things which are genuinely important today."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

It was something neither she nor her coaches had ever clocked from just straight video footage, inhibited by limiting angles and baggy snowboarding clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

For example, at Bluebonnet, people’s limited access to correspondence and other mail has inhibited their ability to correspond with their families and legal teams to defend themselves.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

With a leader as creative as Mrs. Jackson, Troop 11 was never inhibited by its modest resources.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly