stonewall
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Head coach Eddie Howe said the Magpies were refused a "stonewall" penalty when Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah barged Anthony Gordon to the ground.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
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
For a public agency to stonewall that way is outrageous.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
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
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