blocked
Example Sentences
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It has now led to the cancellation of the festival after the government blocked the rapper from travelling to the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Iran has effectively blocked the waterway since the start of the war on February 28, driving up global oil and gas prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It circles Antarctica without being blocked by land, making it one of the most important drivers of the global climate system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
The second photograph shows the spectacular solar eclipse to which the astronauts were treated as the Moon blocked out the Sun.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Before the Huntsman could move, the horse blocked him in, rearing up on his hind legs again.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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