obstruction
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While existing laws cover harassment and obstruction, they don’t reach the organized disruption that actually makes Americans feel afraid to enter their houses of worship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Last week the KFA's headquarters were raided by police as part of an investigation into an alleged "obstruction of business" concerning Hong's appointment as manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
US media reported that Lander was found not guilty following a one-day trial in Manhattan as the judge found no evidence of deliberate obstruction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The DOJ is purportedly seeking to charge the nonprofit with money laundering and obstruction.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
The bigger boat lunged ahead, but then met some obstruction in the water and reared up suddenly.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
A number of the victims were found near a fire exit and authorities believe there may have been obstructions blocking it, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
These obstructions don’t pop up specifically because we’re straight or gay or queer or open or pansexual or asexual or ethically nonmonogamous, but because we’re human.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sidewalks in Glendale aren't particularly wide, adds Kassakhian, and he personally has witnessed a "stand-off" between a delivery robot and an elderly person, as well as broken-down robots causing obstructions.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Dozens more are currently facing similar obstacles on top of obstructions because of permitting snafus and equipment shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The road became an endless stone ribbon, the hills obstructions, the trees green blurs, the people simply moving figures with heads but no faces.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing obstruction
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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