roadblock
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When that was not going anywhere, and where the staff were meeting roadblock after roadblock after roadblock, you better be sure that I jumped in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
She feared they would encounter a roadblock at any point and have to turn back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
With the binocs, I follow the river road back from it and I see what’s probably a roadblock with what might be a fortified fence running away from it and to either side.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
"If you only build data-centre capacity, you have not done much," Renda told AFP, calling for "political leadership" to help "identify the roadblocks, the obstacles and the enablers of this transformation".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“You really have to tackle the psychological roadblocks in the way,” Ware said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Power supply and chip supply are also roadblocks to superintelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Agents who tried to investigate Omar al-Bayoumi encountered other roadblocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The police cars and officers manning the roadblocks were clearly visible.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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