blocked

Example Sentences

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Children should be blocked from accessing social, AI and gaming apps which do not disable "high-risk" features such as private messaging, UK police chiefs have said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When researchers blocked VEGFC, the resistant melanoma cells were no longer able to grow.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Salmon numbers have declined due to dams, which have blocked off their spawning areas; the loss of floodplain habitat; and global warming, which is intensifying drought and heating rivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"The traders have nothing to sell because the lorries are blocked on the road," he remarked.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Before the Huntsman could move, the horse blocked him in, rearing up on his hind legs again.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley