blocked
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The social-media platform X, blocked under her predecessor, appeared to become available through some providers on Thursday after U.N. human-rights officials urged Caracas to lift restrictions to allow Venezuelans to search for missing relatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The judge has already blocked the fund designed to compensate people who claim to have been treated unfairly by the US government.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Local opposition has blocked or delayed more than a dozen huge data center projects around the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
In the Chicago case, federal prosecutors accused six protesters of felony conspiracy, alleging that they had blocked an ICE vehicle.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
What if the wildfire in the valley spread before they could escape, and blocked their way home?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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