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stonewall

[stohn-wawl] / ˈstoʊnˌwɔl /
VERB
delay
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The administration’s attempt to stonewall Alcaraz’s family comes as no surprise.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that seeks to stonewall the project.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

They might say they're going to work on it, and stonewall you for years and years and never actually do anything.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2024

“An avoidant person often doesn’t know when their nervous system is ignited,” says Abito, so they need to figure out their triggers and what happens in their body before they stonewall and shut down.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2023

Several were sitting back on their haunches, their claws scraping at the chalky stonewall that flanked the waterfall.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

And then, when Tim stonewalls him about stealing a gun, Gaitok doesn’t respond with the obvious “dude, there’s video.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2025

Sections of historic stonewalls that line roads and mark property boundaries remain.

From Washington Times Apr. 29, 2020

By late April 1973, however, the stonewalls were crumbling.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2017

Bosch finds out, but when he tries to report his findings, the billionaire’s staff stonewalls him.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2016

Up-up-up with incredible bumps and bouncings, trees, bushes, stonewalls went rushing to the sky!

From The White Linen Nurse by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Replimune has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for information on the review process, but the FDA has stonewalled its requests.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Kimberly would later become a powerful champion of parents who felt stonewalled and "lied to" by the authorities.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

Both the army and the RSF have previously stonewalled negotiations brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

On a series in the second quarter, he limited a swing pass to Isaac Guerendo to a one-yard gain, then stonewalled the 49ers running back at the line of scrimmage on the next play.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2025

Ang Dorje hailed from Pangboche, an aggregation of stonewalled houses and terraced potato fields clinging to a rugged hillside at 13,000 feet.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

A lawsuit accuses the Justice Department and Todd Blanche of stonewalling the state’s investigation into activities at Zorro Ranch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

“If Starbucks keeps stonewalling, they should expect to see their business grind to a halt. The ball is in Starbucks’ court.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Elysée officials have told journalists that Macron was frustrated by his repeated attempts to build bridges to Algeria constantly coming to nothing because of Algerian stonewalling.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

In recent interviews she has made a habit of stonewalling, dodging and reformulating questions to render them amenable to stock, scripted responses.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2024

It’s a tense moment, with Marge prying and Holly just as rudely stonewalling, but Holly, as team leader, prevails.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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