roadblock
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That’s because playing on the same defensive line might clear the biggest roadblock that they have faced stopping them from putting up even gaudier numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But there’s no constitutional roadblock to anti-vote-betting laws, and they can serve some salutary purposes.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi accused the men of abandoning their official posts to set up the unauthorised roadblock.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
After powering the artificial-intelligence trade for much of this year with their record run, semiconductor stocks have hit a roadblock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
A police roadblock wasn’t common, but not all that unusual, either.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Later on, the “Make No Sense” singer hinted at some other legal roadblocks ahead in his transition across the globe: “It can’t be my home until they give me my visa, right?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Potential customers are running into roadblocks in other locations, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
AFP visited Pozos de Gamboa and observed that on the road here from the state capital, also called Zacatecas, there were no roadblocks and just a few police patrol cars out and about.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Under the auspices of the man I had boarded the bus with, I was able to pass some of the roadblocks for free.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
