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stunted

[stuhn-tid] / ˈstʌn tɪd /


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Despite recent success budget constraints remain, not least in the wake of successive broadcast deal collapses which have financially stunted French football.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The economy was stunted by abnormally severe winter weather, for one thing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

She wants to unshackle a defense industry that is stunted, as she sees it, by heavy restrictions on what it can sell overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

If these challenges persist—or spread to other countries— the global economy could be in for a period of higher inflation and stunted growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

If I had returned, my political evolution would have been stunted.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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