blocked
Example Sentences
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This may mean "you can't rent an apartment, your bank accounts get blocked", which is what happened to him, he says.
From BBC
When this protective mechanism was blocked, tumors in laboratory animals rapidly collapsed, suggesting a powerful new vulnerability in one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
From Science Daily
Local authorities have been blocked from investigating the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37 years old, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Astronomers have identified powerful winds of vaporized metals inside a vast cloud that blocked the light of a distant star for almost nine months.
From Science Daily
"Our findings suggest that this pathway could be blocked to prevent the amplified inflammation that can be damaging to organ function and may be a promising target for future treatments that reduce harmful inflammation."
From Science Daily
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