stymied

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Tesla’s potential sales growth is somewhat stymied by weakness in the U.S. market after key EV tax credits were scrapped last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But Indian cricket was stymied by the ICC regulation that meant Suryavanshi could not yet be picked for the senior team.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But USC was stymied and put up its fourth-worst shooting of the year at 31%.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The noisy blasts that pepper towns across China in the weeks surrounding the Lunar New Year holiday were stymied after provinces began imposing strict bans on fireworks in the 2010s over safety and pollution concerns.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

But she was stymied when she tried to recall the urgency of that moment, the grain of the feeling that possessed her.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead