blocking
Example Sentences
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Millions of Peruvians hold darker memories of her father and refuse to vote for anyone bearing the Fujimori name, blocking her path to the presidency three times.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Roy said accused Feldstein Soto of inappropriately blocking an affordable housing project in Venice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Instead of blocking the number, they answer with a fake identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"By blocking DGAT2, we're interrupting the disease process at its root cause, stopping fat accumulation and inflammation right in the liver."
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Neel’s body was blocking most of the light from the flashlight, so he couldn’t see anything.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 5
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The Black Girl Survives in This One
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