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is hindering

  • present progressive
    of hinder (3rd person singular).
    hinder
    verb (used with object)
    to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede.

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Many residents feel frustrated how the water shortage is hindering their daily activities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

But executives from IBM, Microsoft and other companies say thinking of AI agents as analogous to human workers is hindering attempts to get full value from the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

The biggest issue he feels that is hindering the expansion of AI in the US and Europe is the cost of energy.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

This, in turn, is hindering the Bank of Japan, which is engaged in a massive program of quantitative easing — i.e., printing money — to make ends meet.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026

General Kaledine has declared a state of war in the Don region, is hindering the supply of bread to the front, and collecting his forces.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various