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blocking

[blok-ing] / ˈblɒk ɪŋ /














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Cisco is blocking out time for workers to role play pitching to a customer, among other exercises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the animal model, partially blocking ClC-1 improved the ability of aging muscles to react to nerve signals and increased muscle strength.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The British military has been jamming or blocking satellites from other countries in order to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I just shut down. And I think that’s really the moment I started blocking her out.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead, the Wolf King leapt forward, blocking Rapunzel’s blow with a sword of his own, a sword glowing with swirling white fog.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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