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The agency sued to block that effort, winning a partial victory in federal court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Saw Dominic Calvert-Lewin inadvertently block a vicious goalbound effort.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission said it is working on a final rule that would let state prisons block cellular signals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The scaly beast looked curious as it walked atop the reams of vinyl at Manak’s bar, on the ground floor of Stones Throw’s offices, which take up half a block on Figueroa Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Molly didn’t have a pulse and knew she ran colder than most, but it was like a block of ice had crawled up against her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Early this month, a pro-merger group was set to hold a news conference outside Paramount, but it moved its gathering to a warehouse a few blocks away after anti-merger activists planned a counterprotest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The drug blocks a transport protein responsible for carrying a component needed to produce acetyl-CoA.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

In Vientiane, a power line once used for one household now covers whole apartment blocks with many units, straining old transformers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Peat would be cut into blocks and left to dry; peat made a good, slow-burning fuel, and for generations it was what Manx households cooked on and heated their homes with.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

We pound the four blocks in a heartbeat.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Hundreds of fishermen blocked oil depots in southern France for several days to protest against rising fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions, ahead of a presidential election next year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Using legalese, it said tersely that the administration was “unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge” to a district judge’s injunction that blocked the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Concern stems from recent reports that Anthropic blocked use of AI tools to develop bioweapons and that swarms of AI bots autonomously undertook massive hacking operations.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

A federal judge in Oakland temporarily blocked the deal, prompting Paramount to agree not to finalize the acquisition until after a trial or June 1, whichever comes first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Delia went to the door and blocked it, her feet apart and arms crossed like some kind of mobster.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Locals have volunteered to scour for rare bats in the woods in the hope of blocking the development on environmental grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Sometimes Orange Lutheran will put Rhoa in motion after the snap, blocking multiple players to create a hole for the run game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Under normal conditions, sEH breaks down epoxy-oxylipins, so blocking the enzyme allows more of these protective molecules to remain in the body.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

A California court previously granted parental rights to Ahmed and Gilkar, while a Texas court issued a restraining order blocking West from seeing the baby.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Alfhercht pulled the bubble top shut, blocking out the falling dust and rocks, and the group went as fast as they could with their various injuries.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack