block
Example Sentences
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Drugs designed to block TL1A have shown strong results in clinical trials for IBD, but scientists had not fully understood how this protein drives inflammation and cancer development.
From Science Daily
Meanwhile Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told the BBC that state officers were blocked from accessing the scene of the shooting by federal agents, despite securing a search warrant.
From BBC
This may mean "you can't rent an apartment, your bank accounts get blocked", which is what happened to him, he says.
From BBC
Revolution’s experimental drugs seek to block the driver, thereby thwarting common cancers including lung, pancreatic and colon that have proven difficult to treat.
The process resembles sculpting, where material is carefully removed from a solid block until the desired form is achieved.
From Science Daily
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