blocked

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Now Paz is under pressure from all sides, with roads into the city blocked for the past two weeks.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The body previously blocked Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election in February, but the BBC understands that the prime minister will not seek to block him this time around.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Tickle downloaded the app in 2021 and passed the registration process which included a selfie, and used the app for about half a year before being blocked.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As a band played “The Blue Danube,” she blocked out her hellish surroundings and imagined herself on stage in Budapest, dancing to Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Second and Third Divisions attacked the German bridgehead at the riverside town of Château-Thierry, pushed the enemy back across the Marne, and blocked the way to Paris.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman