blocking
Example Sentences
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Thick clouds permanently cover the planet, blocking direct surface views from traditional cameras.
From Science Daily
She was even named in a lawsuit that accused her of blocking the project but that eventually died in 2006, along with the development.
From Los Angeles Times
The main road linking the city to the capital, Antananarivo, was cut off in several places, "blocking humanitarian convoys", it said, while telecommunications were unstable.
From Barron's
Some have warned that blocking the app would hobble communications around the front line and in Russian-occupied territory.
From Barron's
Locals angry with the surge engaged in organized monitoring of the immigration officials, blocking vehicles and blowing whistles to warn when ICE was approaching.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
