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Cars parked perpendicular to the kerb often conceal footpaths or block them altogether, while vehicles parked directly on pavements are a common sight.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Earlier this year, it did indeed look like the administration would block mFlusiva; the FDA initially refused to review Moderna’s application, backtracking only after experts and the company pushed back.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Earlier this year, a group of attorneys general filed suit to block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed $6.2-billion acquisition of Tegna, arguing it violates a 112-year-old U.S. antitrust law by knocking out a major competitor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Although that transaction has closed, it is being challenged in court by eight states seeking to block the merger on antitrust grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

I bend over my drawing again, using my arm to block Pua’s view.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

That would give De Zerbi another route against deep defensive blocks, through diagonal passes, back-post crosses or more direct balls when opponents restrict Spurs' build-up play.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the portrait, Lobga sits a few blocks from the U.N. on the red-carpet steps of a pricey Manhattan restaurant and is seemingly drawing attention to the sizable Tibet independence tattoo on his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

He grew up only 10 blocks from the American Museum of Natural History, where a frightening skull display first captured his imagination.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Words are not equipped to be apologies but they are the only building blocks we have for them.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Lower courts blocked that move, ruling that under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, nearly everyone born on US soil is an American citizen.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Susan’s friends immediately told her about it—before they unfriended and blocked them.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The announcement caused a panic in Silicon Valley, but the increase—up from around $5,000—was blocked by an appeals court in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

With the internet cut and roads blocked or guarded, getting information has been difficult.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

I took a screenshot to save for later, then blocked the number.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

To stop them in their tracks, Taiwan's military practised blocking the bridge in an hours-long drill that was to end Friday morning before peak-hour traffic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

It kills weeds by blocking an enzyme involved in photosynthesis.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Near Kangavar, in western Iran, satellite imagery from Planet Labs in March showed two tunnel entrances and an access road damaged by airstrikes aimed at blocking access to an Iranian missile base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Items such as clothes with built-in fans, disposable wet-towels, UV and heat blocking umbrellas, and portable handheld fans have been popular and sold in shops nationwide.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Around him, the trails of fire were converging, moments from blocking his path to the stairs.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman