roadblock
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If you haven’t noticed yet, Cadet is motivated to take his skills and work ethic as far as they can go and won’t let anyone put up a roadblock to stop him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
That’s because playing on the same defensive line might clear the biggest roadblock that they have faced stopping them from putting up even gaudier numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
There wasn’t no real roadblock set up for them.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
“It’s absolutely incredible what it can do to reduce the limitations and the roadblocks and the chokepoints in everything from manufacturing supply chains, etc.,” says Lacalle.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
AI agents sent to gather basic online data tried to hack into government and university sites when they hit roadblocks, joining a growing list of rogue incidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni municipality and officers mounted roadblocks after three of the bodies were found this week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Agents who tried to investigate Omar al-Bayoumi encountered other roadblocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“They probably got a lot of roadblocks around the neighborhood tonight,” I tell him.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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