block
Example Sentences
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This dense material blocks most of the radiation coming from the supermassive black hole at its center, making the region nearly impossible to study with traditional telescopes.
From Science Daily
They both actively hunt down and block VPN connections to enforce their regional licensing deals.
From Salon
The foundations are for a hotel extension that attracted so much controversy last year that the country's top administrative court ended up temporarily blocking its building permit.
From Barron's
But in November, the SEC’s corporate finance division decided to effectively empower public companies to unilaterally block shareholder proposals.
From Barron's
WASHINGTON—In an hour-long meeting in January, Food and Drug Administration career staff laid out their objections to a plan to block a new flu shot from vaccine maker Moderna.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
