have impaired
- present perfect of impair.
Example Sentences
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Fat accumulation in the liver may also have impaired the ability of pancreatic beta cells to release insulin, contributing to higher blood sugar levels in people in cluster 5.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
But if you choose the wrong one to remove, the patient will still have seizures, and now may have impaired memory as well.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
This, he said, would have "impaired this engagement between minister and parishioner – an engagement built on trust".
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
In 2021, another beloved Central Park owl, Barry, was fatally struck by a truck after ingesting a lethal dose of rat poison that may have impaired her flying.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Such a drop in carbon dioxide may have impaired the “greenhouse” property of the atmosphere, which holds in the solar heat otherwise lost by radiation from the earth’s surface.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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