blocked
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By this stage in April they would normally have fixed the route as far as Camp 3, but are still blocked by the chunk of glacier about 600m below Camp 1.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Taiwan's foreign ministry denies that he was blocked.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
On Sunday, Pakistani authorities increased security and blocked most access to secure areas of Islamabad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Seven other states’ plans to redraw maps have either been blocked or put on hold.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
The clouds that so often blocked the summit from view were nowhere in sight.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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