Example Sentences

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MLB’s data obsession in the “Moneyball” era has stymied the game and served to alienate its fanbase, with statistics — and strategies derived from them — that are often hard to understand.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

That sort of thinking has stymied broad-based efforts to reform hiring practices.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

But the preference of the cell’s protein-building machinery for standard amino acids has stymied their quest to use the full palette.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

It’s a factor that has stymied football stadium efforts in the past.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

It is part of what has stymied the fight against deputy gangs in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023