block
Example Sentences
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The protesters have blocked trucks from "entering and leaving the terminal," Cargill said in a statement sent to AFP, adding it has "no authority or control" over their complaints.
From Barron's
If trade routes are blocked, the price of pork—the primary protein for 1.4 billion people—skyrockets, risking domestic instability.
She said rubbish was often dumped directly outside her door, on nearby steps and on surrounding wasteland, blocking drains and creating serious health risks.
From BBC
The challengers filed an emergency appeal, asking the Supreme Court to block the map.
His dad and siblings live within blocks of him in Södermalm.
From Los Angeles Times
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