as in to limp
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Anything is possible as the Panthers enter their final five-game stretch of the regular season almost limping to the finish.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025 -
The cub appears to limp in a video shared in the release.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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His efforts to consolidate power and push through his vision of modernizing Ethiopia’s economy and politics have been hobbled by the country’s legacy of ethnic politics.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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But the dispute can’t help but hobble Boeing’s efforts to compete with the European consortium Airbus, which already has a leg up over Boeing in the China market.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The ad, part of the infamous Adrien Brody episode, stars Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph in pastel polos and boxy vests prancing around and pouring pretzels, donning knee-length shorts for a special date night.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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