blocking
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But as he told Jimmy Kimmel in 2022, he learned how to balance timing and tone from watching his father, who taught him to close his eyes and listen before even blocking a scene.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
The drug works by blocking vasopressin, which helps reduce cyst growth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
Some of these tankers had crossed the perimeter of the US blockade, imposed in mid-April in response to Iran's de facto blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the maritime tracking website TankerTrackers.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Though the agency's motive for blocking the app seems to be a crackdown on exam fraud, many have criticised the ban.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
A crude log fence was half blocking the left fork.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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