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Faithfull hadn't released an album in over a decade at that point, but her critically lauded career resurgence was stymied by further fights with addiction.

Capt Wright however made significant and prudent efforts to obtain evidence and progress the investigation – efforts that appeared to have been repeatedly stymied by more senior officers, Mr Pughsley said.

Now he has persuaded millions into believing that only he can successfully stymie the global and domestic capitalist forces that he did essentially nothing about during his first administration.

But during the Q&A sessions, Trump was often stymied by questions for which he was totally unprepared.

Red tape, budget shortfalls and government inaction repeatedly stymied plans for water system improvements — including some that specifically cited the need to boost firefighting capacity.