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Example Sentences
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But the money has to be laundered and spent in ways that hide all traces to North Korea, or it will get blocked.
She said the last time she drove in the rain, she was in the fast lane when a car on the opposite side of the freeway splashed water on her windshield, temporarily blocking her view.
From Los Angeles Times
Miners in helmets took to the streets of the administrative capital La Paz on Wednesday, while riot police blocked them from entering the main city square.
From Barron's
Undocumented families filled the street for a posada, a Latin American Christmas tradition akin to a roving block party, with music, food and an increasingly rare sense of safety.
From Los Angeles Times
Police said protesters blocked temple employees from leaving.
From Los Angeles Times
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