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had hampered

  • past perfect
    of hamper.
    hamper
    verb (used with object)
    to hold back; hinder; impede.

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Home Deport CEO Ted Decker said on Tuesday that macroeconomic pressures had hampered the home improvement market’s expected recovery in the third quarter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

Ancelotti himself said on 8 November that he believed he had solved the problems that had hampered Real's start to the season.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

They didn’t have Freeman in the starting lineup, either, electing to rest him amid a one-for-15 slump in which his ankle had hampered his swing and limited his defensive range.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024

Bad weather had hampered the search for Grams and Haugen.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Though Fate had hampered him, he always knew Some one still poorer.

From Memorial Day and Other Verse by Helen Leah Reed