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"My theory of victory is simple: we will block the initial attack. If the attack persists, we will blunt it and prevent enemy advance," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The men behind Gatalog and its sister site, CtrlPew, went to federal court in Orlando, Fla., to try to block that assertion, saying California’s suit interfered with their constitutional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

A huge data centre planned in a village near a nature reserve would generate "very high noise levels" without extensive measures to block it, experts have said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A bipartisan duo is asking House members to pledge that they won’t block winners from taking their seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Big block letters read “Welcome to Fiji!” at the bottom.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Much of the money has been wasted, financing factories and apartment blocks for which there isn’t enough demand, sparking debilitating price wars, and hurting profits and wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Amino acids are best known as the building blocks of proteins, but some perform other important functions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

An AFP journalist saw hundreds of protesters stretching several blocks in Manhattan on Friday chanting "No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here" and "No ICE."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

As part of the deal, the firm promised to enact two-hour daily time limits for young users, along with night-time blocks on use, muted notifications during school hours, and other changes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Somewhat cheered, Beowulf turned away from chewing his blocks and took out his sketchbook.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

They also performed experiments that blocked glucagon or GLP-1 signaling, surgically interrupted the vagus nerves below the diaphragm on both sides, and examined whether different dietary fats produced similar results.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Binance said it blocked Oimakhmadov’s account that October, and removed him this May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In Chile in 2024, several hundred demonstrators burned tires and blocked coastal highways and railway tracks to protest the early closure of the fishing season, a move partly driven by overfishing tied to fishmeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

How many bad things Mom did around me that I blocked from memory—or worse, assumed were normal.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The researchers discovered that blocking glucagon signaling alone did not eliminate the blood sugar lowering effect of consuming olive oil before glucose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The protests started in late September with students blocking entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15- to 17-year-olds over complaints of dilapidated facilities and teacher shortages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has ordered officials to "get on with the job" of building one of Northern Ireland's biggest road projects after a court ruling blocking the work was overturned.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Justice Goodwin Liu’s concurring opinion in that case urged local election administrators to be prepared to seek a court order blocking any attempted seizure.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Dirt from the road itself had been dug and shored up as a wall, blocking the way even further.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack