blocked
Example Sentences
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She explained in a social media post that her husband's procedure had "blocked" one of his phrenic nerves.
From BBC
Social media sites including Facebook, Instagram and X have all been blocked since the coup, curtailing the spread of information.
From Barron's
"But he can't block it because as he jumps up, it goes through the bit of his body which he would have blocked it with. Whichever way you look at it it's a foul."
From BBC
If this repair route is blocked, the cells lose their ability to fix double-strand breaks and die.
From Science Daily
Measures of heart function, including contraction strength and beating rhythm, were impaired by the cytokines but improved once the signaling was blocked.
From Science Daily
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