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obstruction

[uhb-struhk-shuhn] / əbˈstrʌk ʃən /


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Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The executive is being investigated by Italian prosecutors in a case related to allegations of supervisory obstruction and market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

CA19-9 levels can rise in non-cancerous conditions like pancreatitis or bile duct obstruction, and some people do not produce the marker at all due to genetic differences.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The union promptly declared that it was preparing legal action against what it called "obstruction of union activity".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Then little by little it dawned on me that the eyes that seemed to bore into my body were in fact gazing through it, wearily indifferent to my slight obstruction of the darkness.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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