blocking
Example Sentences
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Scientists have identified a way to restore cartilage in aging knee joints, at least in mice, by blocking a protein whose levels rise with age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Only a year ago, the Eagles had stunned the Rams by blocking a field goal and returning it for a touchdown in the final seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The boy whose locker was next to mine stepped up, blocking my view of Alyx and Julia.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 5
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