blocking
Example Sentences
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Pori’s attorney Lanny Davis said he has received so many threatening notes that he hit his iPhone’s limit for blocking email addresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.
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
Justice Goodwin Liu’s concurring opinion in that case urged local election administrators to be prepared to seek a court order blocking any attempted seizure.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Håkon backed up and over so he was half blocking Anya from its path.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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