blocking
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England made hay in 2025 with tactics and personnel designed to exploit a change in the kick-chase laws, outlawing defences running blocking lines and opening up the aerial contest.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Are airlines nervous at all about blocking agentic bookings, in case they could become an important channel for business?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The statement noted that federal agents formed a line blocking the ambulance entrance — which was neither authorized nor requested by the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
You might imagine an endless expanse of towering trees, with thick canopies blocking sunlight from reaching the ground.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Probably the akrafena blocking one of Nansi’s sharp strands.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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