roadblock
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It removes a significant roadblock in the AFC and opens a path for surprise contenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lionel Richie and his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire hit yet another health-related roadblock this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The housing supply has improved, but rising mortgage rates are now a roadblock for prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the biggest races in the sport, such as three-week Grand Tour the Tour de France, some stages take place on fully closed roads, but many World Tour events use a 'rolling roadblock'.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But as I went around a blind comer I drove straight into what I had been trying to avoid: a roadblock.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Power supply and chip supply are also roadblocks to superintelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But data-center development in general has hit roadblocks thanks to local backlash, an electricity crunch and other factors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
At different points in time, there have been — not roadblocks, but problems within the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni municipality and officers mounted roadblocks after three of the bodies were found this week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Twice at roadblocks, soldiers searched both him and the nuns.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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