blocked
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Crude prices have been lingering around $100 a barrel as the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route looked like it would remain blocked for the foreseeable future.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
More than a dozen, valued at some $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed by local opposition in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Local opposition blocked or delayed at least 48 projects valued at some $156 billion last year, according to Data Center Watch, an organization tracking the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Because it was blocked, it can be allowed to stand and becomes a subjective judgement of the handball offence.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
She tried to pass him, but Boaz, the warning still ringing in his ears, blocked her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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