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was hamstrung
verb
Past of hamstring
Exact(49)
Taylor was hamstrung higher up the pitch too.
In retrospect, I was hamstrung by three things.
But she was hamstrung by the DPP's past.
The prosecutor said the case was hamstrung from the start.
He was hamstrung by his awkwardness about passion.
In Boston, Clarke had ample resources, but she was hamstrung by another restriction: official secrecy.
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Since then, Congress has been hamstrung.
Our government is hamstrung by excessive partisanship.
But they were hamstrung by America's support for Zionism.
NASA's Moon program, known as Constellation, has been hamstrung.
Producers say they are hamstrung by supply shortages.
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