roadblock
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The housing supply has improved, but rising mortgage rates are now a roadblock for prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
That’s because playing on the same defensive line might clear the biggest roadblock that they have faced stopping them from putting up even gaudier numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But one roadblock consumers may face is a lack of EVs in the dealership lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
But there’s no constitutional roadblock to anti-vote-betting laws, and they can serve some salutary purposes.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
It is a formidable roadblock, this stock phrase, in the path of understanding between expert and layman.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Agents who tried to investigate Omar al-Bayoumi encountered other roadblocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Demonstrations over worsening living conditions escalated into a revolt, marked by roadblocks that cut off major cities and calls for the president's resignation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“These roadblocks keep coming up, and it can make you feel like maybe God’s trying to tell me something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Later on, the “Make No Sense” singer hinted at some other legal roadblocks ahead in his transition across the globe: “It can’t be my home until they give me my visa, right?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
To avoid police roadblocks, I entered Soweto through Kliptown, which was normally not patrolled.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
