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Biden’s efforts to relieve the burden on millions of student borrowers were stymied by federal court rulings in lawsuits brought by conservative activists.

In arguments before the court, the environmental groups said the decision has stymied efforts to get homeowners and businesses to install the climate-friendly panels.

When the law stymied the renovation of the state Capitol, they acted once again.

Shedde says the industry's growth has also been stymied by the "lack of aggressive ambition" and the absence of a film distribution system meant that, for decades, India was the "graveyard of good cinema".

District Judge Stephen V. Wilson stymied a highly unusual legal maneuver pushed last month by Bill Essayli, the newly appointed U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.