blocked
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Australia's highest court in October blocked the expansion of a coal mine in New South Wales, saying that planning bodies had not properly looked at the local impacts of planet-heating emissions from the coal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
CS: The RealReal has blocked over 250,000 fakes from entering the market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Poundland is unable to buy new stock to fill its shelves after being blocked by its owners from accessing cash in its bank accounts.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
In an 8-1 ruling, the court temporarily lifted a district judge’s injunction that had blocked the wall in the Big Bend region of Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The finding indicated that he had a blocked urinary tract.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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