block out
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Do you block out a certain amount of time for research every day?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"So many Bogong moths would come through that they could block out the stars and the moon as they went overhead," said Parrott, from Zoos Victoria.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"They block out so much light that you can't see anything through them except the Sun," she told the PA news agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The pandemic was a painful, scary time that many of us have tried to block out.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
I block out most of the stuff about the tournament that there’s absolutely no way I’m going to.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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