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Until users’ ages are verified, Roblox said it is limiting their ability to communicate with each other through the platform, which has hampered engagement.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The FDP software is designed to link up otherwise-incompatible databases, fixing an issue that has hampered the NHS, where unrelated IT systems are used in different locations, such as a patient's GP, clinic and hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Somaliland's lack of international recognition has hampered access to foreign loans, aid and investment, and the territory remains deeply impoverished.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The authorities have said a dearth of surveillance footage has hampered the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

But neither the respect felt for German ability nor the secret influence of German finance has hampered Italy in the conduct of the war.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan