obstruction
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While existing laws cover harassment and obstruction, they don’t reach the organized disruption that actually makes Americans feel afraid to enter their houses of worship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Suffolk County Police Department did not involve federal investigators in the probe at first, and leaders of the investigation faced separate obstruction scandals.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
US media reported that Lander was found not guilty following a one-day trial in Manhattan as the judge found no evidence of deliberate obstruction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The DOJ is purportedly seeking to charge the nonprofit with money laundering and obstruction.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Easier to plan an obstruction to a sunrise or a hurricane.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
These obstructions don’t pop up specifically because we’re straight or gay or queer or open or pansexual or asexual or ethically nonmonogamous, but because we’re human.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sidewalks in Glendale aren't particularly wide, adds Kassakhian, and he personally has witnessed a "stand-off" between a delivery robot and an elderly person, as well as broken-down robots causing obstructions.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Ships departing Canada’s west coast can reach Asia’s east coast, without obstructions, in less time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Yvette Cooper called obstructions "from both warring parties... shameful and unacceptable".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
They talk of their B-trees and Disk Doctors and then have the nerve to complain when I discuss bowel obstructions at the dinner table.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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