crippled

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The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to most tankers, which has clogged LNG flows, and Iran’s missiles have crippled Qatar’s facilities that liquefy and ship natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

That promise wouldn’t change much—Iran is believed to have stopped enriching uranium after U.S. strikes crippled its main nuclear facilities in June—and falls short of U.S. demands that it halt enrichment altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The failed campaigns left his father in financial and emotional turmoil that crippled his marriage when Newsom was a small boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

The latest wave crippled Kyiv's energy system, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating as temperatures plunged to -20C.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

I must lay down my pencil, my engine of truth, and bathe my crippled hands in some warm water.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole