roadblock
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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
Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi accused the men of abandoning their official posts to set up the unauthorised roadblock.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
They made it to the semifinals until a roadblock sent the Lancers home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The man stops directly in front of my cart like a roadblock.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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
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 book’s complaints about paperwork sometimes shift into the demand that the government remove any roadblocks to benefits or checks on eligibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
Under the auspices of the man I had boarded the bus with, I was able to pass some of the roadblocks for free.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
