blocking
Example Sentences
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At some firms, aging partners who work well into their 80s are blocking younger talent from leading practices and securing major cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Occasionally, particularly in the early going, the blocking and Christopher Moscatiello’s sound design seemed to be working at cross-purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Some administration officials privately researched Sacks’s businesses to see if the venture investor could personally profit by blocking regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Boston-based Judge Indira Talwani imposed an injunction on 4 September blocking Trump's order.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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