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gimping

verb

present participle of gimp

as in hobbling

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The Republican candidate has been hobbling through the race, with lackluster fundraising and a long history of personal and legal scandals casting a pall over his candidacy.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
More than doubling the cost of the latest iPhone might risk pricing out customers and hobbling Apple’s ubiquity, analysts suggested.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

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Seek out care sooner when pain causes limping, swelling persists, function declines, or an injury follows a fall.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Young came up limping after getting sacked by Mason Graham on a fourth-and-3 play in the second quarter.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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Hawke remembers his 19-year-old self trudging through snowy Alaska for White Fang.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Half of the game's length is swallowed up by me trudging from point A to point B while characters yap endlessly about the current goings-on.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trudging

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Their biggest obstacle is that their collectivist vision has never worked without trampling on civil liberties.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, a company has developed surf booties that claim to be barb-resistant — though swimmers are urged to still tread lightly to avoid trampling the rays.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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