roadblock
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The fact he’s faster and stronger makes him a scary roadblock for quarterbacks and running backs who will face the Cougars this fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the biggest races in the sport, such as three-week Grand Tour the Tour de France, some stages take place on fully closed roads, but many World Tour events use a 'rolling roadblock'.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She feared they would encounter a roadblock at any point and have to turn back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But there’s no constitutional roadblock to anti-vote-betting laws, and they can serve some salutary purposes.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
There are no more magazines, no more films, no more substitutes; only me and my shadow, walking away from the two men, who stand at attention, stiffly, by a roadblock, watching our retreating shapes.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Potential customers are running into roadblocks in other locations, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
During the primary, all major candidates agreed on the need to reduce roadblocks to homebuilding and permitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
AFP visited Pozos de Gamboa and observed that on the road here from the state capital, also called Zacatecas, there were no roadblocks and just a few police patrol cars out and about.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
I didn’t want some State Department or other roadblocks put in my path at the last minute.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
