block
Example Sentences
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District Court judge denied Masimo’s request to block Apple Watch imports, a temporary win in an ongoing patent dispute.
From Barron's
Backpacks from Japan, Milka chocolate biscuits from Europe and other goods shipped to the U.S. aren’t just being blocked from entering the country.
The judge also temporarily blocked the officials from detaining Mr Ahmed without the chance for his case to be heard.
From BBC
It is blocking out the light so she can work at a highly-sensitive confocal microscope that uses lasers to illuminate brain samples.
From BBC
Prosecutors sought a 10-year prison term on Friday for charges including obstruction of justice, after Yoon allegedly excluded cabinet members from a martial law meeting and in January blocked investigators from detaining him.
From Barron's
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