blocked
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Australia's highest court in October blocked the expansion of a coal mine in New South Wales, saying that planning bodies had not properly looked at the local impacts of planet-heating emissions from the coal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
CS: The RealReal has blocked over 250,000 fakes from entering the market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
A planning application to build an 11-foot statue to the monarch in Malmesbury, however, was blocked after residents complained it could damage the roots of three silver birch trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
So many shots that have been deflected, blocked.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
A bunch of people who live around Rockledge Park start in: “The smoke from the fire blocked out the stars.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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