: a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)
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Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Nicol Natale, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Even those growers and producers who manage to keep going — or weren’t directly impacted at all — might find that damage to roads and other critical infrastructure hampers the ability to bring their goods to market.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But it has not been shut down or hampered by government action even under Biden, and the new Trump administration likely also won’t take any action against it.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Keep scrolling to find more laundry hampers at Amazon below.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Even those growers and producers who manage to keep going — or weren’t directly impacted at all — might find that damage to roads and other critical infrastructure hampers the ability to bring their goods to market.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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