blocking
Example Sentences
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Farbiarz last June issued a preliminary ruling blocking the government from using the foreign-policy ground, saying it was likely too vague for someone to know how to avoid running afoul of it.
After uncovering this hidden mechanism, the Northwestern team worked to create monoclonal antibodies capable of blocking it.
From Science Daily
It is clear that blocking the resolution was very important to these top officials.
From Los Angeles Times
Two colossal brutes were fighting in front of a stone building just ahead of us, blocking the route in either direction.
From Literature
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The results also align with clinical observations that fully blocking sensory nerves can lengthen labor.
From Science Daily
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