blocking
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Blocking the messaging app entirely could lead to serious blowback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"Blocking has become a big part of it," Moyes added.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Blocking the enzyme using a small molecule boosted muscle mass and endurance in older animals.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Blocking and tackling on a flight, however, remains strictly forbidden.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
Blocking Hassan’s way out of the alley were three boys, the same three from that day on the hill, the day after Daoud Khan’s coup, when Hassan had saved us with his slingshot.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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The Black Girl Survives in This One
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