blocked

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People on an enterprise network have their identities managed so that they have the privileges they need, and are blocked from everything else.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In 2024, one of the shop’s co-owners tried to get a new license under a slightly different name, Chambered Custom Firearms, and the ATF blocked him, noting his past role with the revoked store.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Monday’s announcement comes a month after China blocked Meta Platforms’ acquisition of artificial-intelligence startup Manus on national-security grounds and ordered the $2.5 billion deal to be unwound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

During the conflict, the Nigerian government also blocked food from entering Biafra - cutting the region's access to seaports, airfields and foreign supplies.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Then they got ice cream, and were strolling in Harvard Square, licking cones, when several stout men in suits blocked their path.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin