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blocking

[blok-ing] / ˈblɒk ɪŋ /














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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




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