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The phrase "a string of crippling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of debilitating or overwhelming events, situations, or conditions.
Example: "The team faced a string of crippling setbacks that hindered their progress throughout the project."
Alternatives: "a series of debilitating" or "a chain of overwhelming".
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The band is currently escaping a string of crippling earthquakes in their home town and touring Europe and the UK - dates are available on their website.
But more recently, we've seen another side of free markets: stagnant incomes, gaping inequality, a string of crippling financial crises and 20-somethings still living in their parents' basements.
On the first episode, Makuch investigates the hacktivist group Anonymous to find out where the collective stands after a string of crippling arrests.
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In one short week, Lebanon, already battered by a string of assassinations and a crippling power struggle between opposing factions, has taken three more blows.The first came in the now-familiar form of a ruthlessly efficient car bomb.
In late 1997, however, a string of bank failures set off a crippling credit crisis.
A string of expletives.
simple string n. a string of type simple-string.
It has suffered a string of setbacks.
A string of Louisiana archetypes followed.
He gives you a string of examples.
ITX made a string of unprofitable acquisitions.
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