blocked
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When the scientists blocked this specific chemical modification in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, levels of neuroinflammation dropped.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Judges blocked the order from taking effect, and in April, the justices gave a skeptical hearing to Trump’s lawyers as the president sat in the gallery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Slot blocked out the noise, turning to his countryman Ryan Gravenberch, something of an under-achiever under Klopp, to take the "number 6" role designated for Zubimendi.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
With energy shipments still blocked from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, ANZ Research chief economist Sanjay Mathur points to reduced crude oil volumes for the decline in factory activity data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
She tried to pass him, but Boaz, the warning still ringing in his ears, blocked her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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