stymie

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And they understand behavioral finance and the psychological biases that can cloud your judgment and stymie your saving, spending and investing habits.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

The administration could also stymie builder share repurchases, Kim noted.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

At times Mr. Bailey’s writing might stymie a reader’s intention to reach the end of the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Critics of the effort to list lion populations have said that it will stymie residential and commercial projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

It shied each perplexing stymie With infinite nerve and ease; And bored right on through the landscape As if it were loath to cease.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various