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Hobbled by a noncompete agreement she signed forbidding her from practicing within 15 miles of the clinic, she opened her own primary care clinic in rural Mount Dora, 19 miles away.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

Hobbled by a lack of visual oomph or verbal sparkle, “A Little White Lie” pokes feebly at impostor syndrome and writerly insecurity.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Hobbled by knee pain, Francis, 86, on Sunday arrived in the basilica in a wheelchair, before taking his place in a chair for the Mass, which was being celebrated by the Vatican’s secretary of state.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Hobbled by Beijing's zero-COVID policy and a property-sector slowdown, industrial output growth missed estimates, while retail sales grew but below the 3.1% pace seen in June.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2022

Hobbled horses, cows, and sheep were wandering among the bushes and, snapping the dry branches, sniffed at the herbage of the copse.

From The Witch and other stories by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich