blocking
Example Sentences
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The Panthers took advantage of a blown blocking assignment by the Rams for the turnover.
From Los Angeles Times
Separately on Friday, a federal judge in Minnesota imposed new limits on how immigration-enforcement officials can interact with demonstrators, including blocking agents from pepper-spraying or arresting peaceful protesters.
Late Friday, a judge overseeing a suit brought by protesters imposed new limits on how immigration-enforcement officials can interact with demonstrators, including blocking agents from pepper-spraying or arresting peaceful protesters.
Video of the incident show ICE agents approaching a car, which is blocking traffic and parked in the middle of the street.
From BBC
The researchers demonstrated that blocking ALDH1a2, either through genetic techniques or with KyA33, restores dendritic cell maturation and their ability to activate immune defenses.
From Science Daily
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