blocked

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The court in a brief opinion said the three judges should not have blocked Alabama’s new map.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The map had been blocked in federal court, in a dispute revolving around how it treated a Gulf Coast district currently held by Rep. Shomari Figures, a Black Democrat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

On Tuesday, they had a few hours of their busy schedule blocked out for Fifa's content day, when the players pose for photos and perform their celebrations in front of big green screens.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

People on an enterprise network have their identities managed so that they have the privileges they need, and are blocked from everything else.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The British had lost almost that many, but they had blocked the German offensive.

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