blocking
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Police responded to the area at about 7:30 a.m., and a SigAlert blocking all northbound lanes was issued at 8:55 a.m., according to CHP logs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Meta said it would appeal the order, which follows the launch in December of an EU investigation into the US firm's policy of blocking access for AI providers other than Meta AI.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Apitegromab works by blocking a protein involved in the breakdown of muscle and is also being explored as a treatment for other medical conditions affecting muscles, including spinal muscular atrophy.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Geren thought that the generals on the list would keep blocking the creative colonels.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Ray’s palms fly up like he’s blocking me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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