obstruct
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Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
It applies to the strait and adjacent waters to "secure transit passage and to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But because he allegedly tried to obstruct the investigation, he faces a separate set of charges on much firmer legal ground.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Because Samsung’s software can control which pixels to disable—and when—it can selectively obstruct parts of the screen, then turn off the shield when you don’t need it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Once there appeared a strange optical effect: when he stood between me and the flame he did not obstruct it, for I could see its ghostly flicker all the same.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing obstruct
The Declaration of Independence
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