blocked
Example Sentences
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One dater exploring an open relationship found themselves blocked on LinkedIn.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Asian currencies also consolidated against the dollar as the U.S. and Iran couldn’t agree on the scope of the cease-fire, and traffic in the key waterway has been blocked again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A statement issued by Universities UK on behalf of the institutions caught up in the row said they were "extremely concerned" that thousands of maintenance loan payments to students had been "abruptly blocked".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Whether oil prices stay lower will depend on the normalization of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which have been effectively blocked for more than a month.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
As if she’d conjured it from her thoughts, another slender gray creature, slimy and covered in what looked like sticky, prickly fur, blocked their path forward.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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