blocked

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India's viral "cockroach" political parody group says its website has been blocked just days after it launched.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“They blocked access to the beach for some folks, and potentially to emergency responders.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Mostly low-key demonstrations against migrants have been building for months after a flare-up late last year when undocumented foreign nationals were blocked from accessing clinics and hospitals.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

When researchers blocked VEGFC, the resistant melanoma cells were no longer able to grow.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Hamilton, in turn, opposed Burr’s candidacy for the vice presidency in 1792 and two years later blocked his nomination as American minister to France.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis