as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads
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Recent Examples of impediment
Both are from modest backgrounds and both are often underestimated because of their impediments.
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Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2024
Disney executives wanted to make sure the company’s fee dispute did not turn into an impediment to viewers glimpsing history being made.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
That means police, witnesses, prosecutors, and even well-meaning groups that offer rewards for tips leading to an indictment are often an impediment to justice.
—Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Israel and Hamas took turns at being the impediment to agreement, each at one time or another moving the goal post, mediators say.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2024
Disney executives wanted to make sure the company’s fee dispute did not turn into an impediment to viewers glimpsing history being made.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
That means police, witnesses, prosecutors, and even well-meaning groups that offer rewards for tips leading to an indictment are often an impediment to justice.
—Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Israel and Hamas took turns at being the impediment to agreement, each at one time or another moving the goal post, mediators say.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement World & Nation Israel faces deeper isolation after Netanyahu is targeted for arrest by ICC Nov. 21, 2024 Aid groups say the looting is one of many obstacles to getting food and other vital aid to the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians.Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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And while Biden never used the bully pulpit to push for it, Manchin and Sinema were the chief obstacles to any kind of filibuster carve-out for voting rights or codifying Roe after the Dobbs disaster.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The news sparked a relief rally among investors, boosting confidence in the company’s ability to navigate regulatory hurdles.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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Yet, achieving this alignment is challenging due to three significant hurdles: change, challenge, and choice.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Following the incident, Stewart was criticized in the media and, in 2003, was indicted on nine counts, including charges of obstruction of justice.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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According to court documents, she is being charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or catastrophic injury and one count of obstruction of justice.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
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Boeing acquired Spirit for $8.3 billion earlier this year in large part because of a major manufacturing embarrassment.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Columnists expressed their embarrassment and anger.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Burgum, himself a billionaire, has also been a vocal critic of the policies of President Joe Biden to raise barriers around the extraction industry.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Seven out of 10 respondents in the study reported barriers to full access to sports.Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Impediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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