block

Example Sentences

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This may mean "you can't rent an apartment, your bank accounts get blocked", which is what happened to him, he says.

From BBC

Revolution’s experimental drugs seek to block the driver, thereby thwarting common cancers including lung, pancreatic and colon that have proven difficult to treat.

From The Wall Street Journal

The process resembles sculpting, where material is carefully removed from a solid block until the desired form is achieved.

From Science Daily

When this protective mechanism was blocked, tumors in laboratory animals rapidly collapsed, suggesting a powerful new vulnerability in one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

From Science Daily

Australia began forcing social media firms to block users aged under 16 from having accounts on their platforms in December.

From BBC