obstructing

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It also barred the union and its leader from occupying or locking company facilities and obstructing workers from entering them.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A federal jury convicted U.S. citizen Lu Jianwang of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China and obstructing justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“He doesn’t want to be viewed as someone who is obstructing a new chair who’s coming in,” said Mester, the former Cleveland Fed president.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The verdict in another appeal, against his five-year sentence for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to the declaration, is expected on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

On October 20,1917, Alice Paul was escorted from a courtroom to the District Jail to begin serving a seven-month sentence for obstructing traffic.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling