roadblock
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“Animal cruelty is unacceptable, and when animals are held for unnecessary periods, this puts a roadblock to their recovery,” said Assemblymember Haney in a statement provided by Social Compassion in Legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The housing supply has improved, but rising mortgage rates are now a roadblock for prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the biggest races in the sport, such as three-week Grand Tour the Tour de France, some stages take place on fully closed roads, but many World Tour events use a 'rolling roadblock'.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
That’s because playing on the same defensive line might clear the biggest roadblock that they have faced stopping them from putting up even gaudier numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A police roadblock wasn’t common, but not all that unusual, either.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
“I thought I could do this myself, and at a certain point, I hit a ton of roadblocks at the city,” Marissa Rodriguez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"If you only build data-centre capacity, you have not done much," Renda told AFP, calling for "political leadership" to help "identify the roadblocks, the obstacles and the enablers of this transformation".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
This in turn creates roadblocks toward getting natural gas from places like nearby Pennsylvania, the second-highest natural-gas-producing state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
“You really have to tackle the psychological roadblocks in the way,” Ware said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
There were no police roadblocks, and they made it to Loomis Lake in under an hour.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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