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Definition of Stymieing
1. stymie [v] - See also: stymie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stymieing
Literary usage of Stymieing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Energy Policies Of IEA Countries: 2006 Review by International Energy Agency, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"In addition, even in countries, such as Denmark, where significant improvements
in energy efficiency have already been achieved without stymieing economic ..."
2. Getting to the Top in the USSR: Cyclical Patterns in the Leadership by R. Judson Mitchell (1990)
"... as backlogs of traffic piled up, stymieing much economic activity. With Aliev
in charge, the situation reportedly quickly improved. ..."
3. Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights by Jemera Rone (2003)
"The rebels succeeded in ambushing several large government military convoys on
the oil road in Block 5A, stymieing oil operations for a period. ..."
4. Book Notes: A Monthly Literary Magazine and Review of New Books (1901)
"... styles of clubs should be employed and put the rule in operation, thereby
stymieing any poor layman who could not afford to buy a whole boiler factory. ..."
5. New Risks and Opportunities for Food Security: Scenario Analyses for 2015 by Joachim Von Braun (2005)
"... entering the developed-country markets, thereby stymieing opportunities for
growth, poverty reduction, and improvements in food security and nutrition. ..."
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