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Those restrictions have impeded China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence, keeping top Chinese AI companies a step behind their American competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The association also said emergency services have been strained by high call volumes, while road closures have impeded the transport of patients, supplies and healthcare workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Max Kilman headed home from a corner on that occasion, but it was disallowed after Tawanda Chirewa was deemed to have impeded Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

This tactic is just one of several factors that have impeded more rapid progress, according to Ukrainian officials and military experts.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

The massive scale of these domestic arrangements seems not to have impeded his imperial progress.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann