blocked
Example Sentences
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Police protected a number of coaches parked on a road leading away from Eastney Marina as protesters blocked traffic.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The U.S. government blocked the acquisition on national-security grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
When the researchers blocked those proteins in laboratory and animal models, fewer cancer cells survived, and the remaining cells became more vulnerable to radiation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the second half of 2022 — during the dawn of ChatGPT — it blocked almost 45 million accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
I try to check Mom’s social media, but all the good sites are blocked.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
