stymie

But would they be able to if there is validity in their current claim that plenty of institutions are trying to stymie them?

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Setting emotions aside, the timing of childbirth for older parents can stymie their earning power.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Sacks and others have long seen calls for AI regulation by companies such as Anthropic as efforts to use new laws and policies to stymie competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Local and state officials worry the mortgage payout delays could further stymie what’s become an already slow recovery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The object is to knock the stymie right away over the hole, and to follow through with your own and drop in.

From The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon

There is a degree of obscurantism in all this, as Mr. Kracht’s bizarre book willfully stymies understanding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She said: “This is a disappointing and flawed approach that stymies crucial efforts to free Jimmy Lai and fundamentally undermines the government’s official position that he must be released.”

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

“We need to be able to break the gridlock that too often stymies progress and blocks consensus at the council.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

"Include me in that category, if it's unnecessary and inappropriate regulation that stymies innovation and technology advancements," Bucshon said.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023

Of all the stymies in the world, that which has been laid you by your own partner in a foursome is the most exasperating.

From The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon

Both governments say their plans for the country were stymied by crises out of their control – such as Covid, the Iran war and US trade antagonism.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Singapore enacted a Transboundary Haze Pollution Act in 2014, but enforcement has been stymied by jurisdictional barriers and challenges obtaining evidence from overseas.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

They wrote the album during a rough time personally, as they struggled to get out of a stymied label deal that cost them four years between records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Rapid U.S. shale growth had pushed oil prices down and stymied Canadian oil sands’ growth plans over the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He was initially stymied by the essays, which he tried to fire off as irreverent, impulsive e-mail messages.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Tampa Bay outplayed New York at every turn, stymieing the Yankees’ lineup and frustrating their vaunted rotation with a relentless offensive attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

They were so afraid of running out of money that it was stymieing their ability to enjoy today.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The landmark 56-year-old state law has been credited with helping to preserve California’s natural beauty and protecting communities from hazardous impacts of construction projects — but also blamed for stymieing construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

Second, at all levels of government, we must loosen regulations that are stymieing the construction and preservation of affordable homes.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2025

It is largely good news for the government, which has introduced new policies to fill job gaps that businesses say were stymieing growth, although any significant rise in house prices will play badly for voters.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2023