roadblock
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But there’s no constitutional roadblock to anti-vote-betting laws, and they can serve some salutary purposes.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi accused the men of abandoning their official posts to set up the unauthorised roadblock.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Apple’s artificial-intelligence system has secured government approval in China, clearing a major roadblock for the iPhone maker to introduce the service in the world’s largest smartphone market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They made it to the semifinals until a roadblock sent the Lancers home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Occasionally they came to villages, and at each village they encountered a roadblock of fallen trees.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
“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
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
The internet was supposed to bring us together, and, paradoxically, it created these roadblocks and divisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
To avoid police roadblocks, I entered Soweto through Kliptown, which was normally not patrolled.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
