stymie

Another issue with the potential to stymie talks from the beginning is the crucial oil shipping passage the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

It was supposed to improve information-sharing, not stymie it.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026

“Gold’s recovery back above $5,000 threatens to stymie any crypto rebound before it even gets going,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

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

What I mean is, Maud loves you, and all that, and all you've got to think out is a scheme for laying the jolly old family a stymie.

From A Damsel in Distress by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Europe’s lack of one big customer also stymies defense-tech newcomers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

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

An interesting case was quoted to me some time since of the success a man achieved in lofting over stymies, and the reason why.

From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry

The surprising part is that Uganda’s aggressive control methods appear to have stymied the spread of the deadly virus, in part by prohibiting people from hugging or even shaking hands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Builder profit margins and sentiment in the industry have been stymied by a postpandemic rise in buying costs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Others feel completely stymied by this latest headache, which only builds on other unexpected costs and hurdles in an already complicated process.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Besides internal challenges, a worsening operating environment outside its control has also stymied performance.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Anyone who tries even casually to follow their advice may be stymied, for the conventional wisdom on parenting seems to shift by the hour.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

Last month, the White House issued an executive order that aims to challenge “onerous” state laws deemed as stymieing AI innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 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

Georgia is also one of a group of states that outlaw direct sales of vehicles — stymieing companies like Tesla and Rivian that don’t sell their vehicles through dealerships.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2023