blocking
Example Sentences
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To make the system less dysfunctional, California could restrict localities from blocking transit, just like it did with housing, Schank said, on the basis it is a critical need.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
For a while after that, they seemed totally infallible, a giant blue behemoth blocking out the light.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Immunotherapy works by blocking the signal allowing those cancer cells to be more easily recognised and destroyed.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Some were zombie unions: long inactive in practice but still recognized on paper as the exclusive legal representative, blocking workers from going anywhere else.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
With a few clucks and some skillful handling of the reins, he urged the horse to pull their carriage sideways, blocking the way.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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