blocking
Example Sentences
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Their research shows that blocking a protein known as PTP1B can improve learning and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
A good pair of shades are a must for them—from blocking out the sun on a beach in Ibiza to flashing lights in a Berlin basement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Guards could be seen blocking the doorway to one building on Monday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s time to build the ballroom,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on X, attaching a letter demanding that the National Trust for Historic Preservation drop its lawsuit blocking the project.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Just then a shadow passes over us, blocking out the sun.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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