blocking
Example Sentences
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"We decided to use new technologies to try to fill this knowledge gap and we ended up taking a critical step toward blocking one of the world's most common viruses."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
For decades, the Great Firewall worked because information control meant controlling distribution channels by blocking websites, filtering search results, and monitoring social media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Because BRD2 and BRD4 act at different points, blocking both at the same time, as many current drugs do, interferes with multiple steps of gene activation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
The army was called in on Thursday to help remove vehicles blocking roads, with the Irish police treating protests at fuel depots as "blockades".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Alex jumps in front of me, blocking my path.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
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