obstructionist

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She added that, "there can be no more cynical moves or obstructionist tactics by the British government". and a public inquiry is needed to "at last establish the full truth around Sean Brown's murder".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

“The abovementioned concerns and beliefs are not a personal attack on Captain Khasaempanth or the numerous executives named in my investigation, nor am I an obstructionist or malcontent,” Morris wrote in his March 2023 email.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

As David Brinkley writes in "Washington Goes to War," he offered obstructionist amendments to make the plan impossible to implement, but they were voted down.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023

Facing the possibility of being painted as an obstructionist and potentially being shut out of the expanded playoff in the long term, the Rose Bowl agreed to move forward in good faith.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2022

There’s no law against it, but it has made the Amazonian Scythedom uncooperative and openly obstructionist when it comes to assisting scythes from any other region.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman