blocked
Example Sentences
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The first time this happens, an investor is blocked from future IPOs for six months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Under prior administrations, its leadership blocked Kalshi, Polymarket and other platforms from listing broad categories of these events contracts, including those relating to elections and sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Groups of teachers and their unions have blocked highways, torn down World Cup symbols and occupied the Zócalo to demand better working conditions, including pay raises and the restoration of a public pension system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"It's just the formal change to the name that's listed at Companies House... required a special resolution that didn't pass," he said, adding that he did not know why Frasers blocked the change.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
What if the road was blocked by downed trees before they got to town?
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
