blocking
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The findings also help explain why therapies aimed at blocking glutamine do not always succeed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
A stroke can be ischemic, clots blocking the flow of blood to the brain, or hemorrhagic, blood vessels rupturing in the brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Nexstar has complained about the unusual nature of blocking a transaction after-the-fact.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Prior to the stadium announcement, culture minister spokesman Piotr Jędrzejewski told the BBC blocking the concert was not straightforward because there was no applicable law to stop it going ahead.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But then the soldiers just stood there, blocking access.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
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