interdict

Example Sentences

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“They are interdicting stuff 40 to 70 kilometers from the front line. Previously, for those effects, you needed to fly manned aircraft.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He later explained that he was using a definition employed by the Border Patrol that defines “operational control” as “the ability to detect, respond and interdict border penetrations in areas deemed as high priority.”

From New York Times

That helps its efforts to interdict suspected drug and weapons shipments.

From Seattle Times

A Border Patrol boat sat in the river observing the people but never attempting to interdict, question them or try to block them from coming.

From Washington Times

Meanwhile, a Border Patrol boat sat in the river “passively observing” the stream of people but never attempting to deter or interdict them before they reached the riverbank.

From Washington Times