roadblock

The housing supply has improved, but rising mortgage rates are now a roadblock for prospective buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"We hit a roadblock so hard, I think we all had airbag burns," said Steve Moore, who oversaw the FBI's 9/11 investigation in LA.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

A state housing law meant to fast-track development hit a roadblock as endangered mountain lion habitat rulings stalled plans for 400 homes at Woodland Hills Country Club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

She feared they would encounter a roadblock at any point and have to turn back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

They get only seven miles before coming to a dead halt at a Union roadblock outside Jetersville.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

The way the central couple navigates the twists, turns, roadblocks and unforced errors that entangle their budding relationship is the beating heart of these films.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Herry Kabut, editor-in-chief of local publication Floresa Media, told the BBC that "each resident has set up their own evacuation post" amid blackouts, landslides and roadblocks.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

The book’s complaints about paperwork sometimes shift into the demand that the government remove any roadblocks to benefits or checks on eligibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Institutions—government, religion, school administrations, the music industry, Microsoft—were roadblocks, put on earth to obstruct and torment him, invade his privacy and limit his freedom of movement on the Internet.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz