unblock
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Housebuilding has fallen in London in recent years, but Pennycook insisted the "call in" powers had helped the mayor "unblock strategic growth sites" in the capital.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Tehran’s priority is to unblock an initial $24 billion in phases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
I can’t access them again until I return to my office and re-tap the pass to unblock them.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in remarks made public Friday said his country could help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Clifford implored the man, almost with tears, to unblock the wall and allow them to go down to the Makalanga.
From Benita, an African romance by Henry Rider Haggard
Surfshark consistently unblocks Netflix libraries worldwide, along with Disney+, HBO Max, and BBC iPlayer.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,” the account posted.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
The government believes the deal doesn’t endanger national interests or identity and unblocks the path for the country to join the EU.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
No strategy reliably unblocks your memory, but research shows you might mitigate the social damage.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
The therapy unblocks him, like a plunger inside a backed-up sink.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2020
According to a CNN report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground missile facilities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The unblocked billions would help revive Hungary's ailing economy, he added.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
In my testing, it unblocked everything I threw at it.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
When she was later unblocked, a union representative said it could happen again if she continued making those kinds of comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
She unblocked her ears and shook her head impatiently.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
“Araghchi’s statement appears more aimed at unlocking negotiations than unblocking the Strait of Hormuz,” Michael Singh, former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
ExpressVPN maintains strong unblocking capabilities across all major platforms, though recent testing showed some gaps compared to NordVPN and Surfshark.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Like acupuncture, which uses fine needles, Bojin is a method of unblocking stuck qi using a pointed tool made of stone or horn.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
The modeling shows that natural blocking and unblocking kinetics of NMDA-receptors can let in a small current when neurons are not spiking.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
And he had no intention of unblocking it.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
