blocking
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Most medicines on the market today work by latching onto the rough surface of a protein and blocking it from causing disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
When his dad later criticized this, Bernstein says he responded by blocking his father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The researchers are using bivalent, or two-headed, molecules to redirect the activity of cancer-driving proteins instead of merely blocking them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Since late September students across France have been holding protests against underfunding in education, and have been blocking access to many high schools.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The driver rose from the seat like a balloon and came to a stop against the door, blocking the exit.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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