blocking
Example Sentences
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Since then, California Justice Center and Advocates for Faith & Freedom have filed a motion asking the state court to dissolve the injunction blocking Chino Valley’s original parent notification policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She said: "We were met by lines of riot police blocking our access."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Louai Abu Ridi owns one of the three houses in Qusra, near Nablus, which settlers began besieging more than a week ago, trapping residents inside and effectively blocking supplies, generating condemnation around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
For years, Sacha has helped develop leronlimab, which is intended to prevent HIV from entering immune cells by blocking a surface protein known as CCR5.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Caesar, his Stetson blocking his face, favoring his bandaged hand, leans against the post.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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