obstruction
Example Sentences
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"We will wait for the ice to melt at the place where there is an obstruction and work there when everything is safe."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"The end of Hungarian obstruction to Ukraine's accession does not mean it will accelerate," summed up Sebastien Maillard from the Jacques Delors think tank.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The executive is being investigated by Italian prosecutors in a case related to allegations of supervisory obstruction and market manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Somehow I had become an obstruction to Germany's goal of world supremacy.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing obstruction
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