roadblock
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Lionel Richie and his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire hit yet another health-related roadblock this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The housing supply has improved, but rising mortgage rates are now a roadblock for prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We hit a roadblock so hard, I think we all had airbag burns," said Steve Moore, who oversaw the FBI's 9/11 investigation in LA.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
She feared they would encounter a roadblock at any point and have to turn back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They get only seven miles before coming to a dead halt at a Union roadblock outside Jetersville.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
“It’s absolutely incredible what it can do to reduce the limitations and the roadblocks and the chokepoints in everything from manufacturing supply chains, etc.,” says Lacalle.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Power supply and chip supply are also roadblocks to superintelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Agents who tried to investigate Omar al-Bayoumi encountered other roadblocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The way the central couple navigates the twists, turns, roadblocks and unforced errors that entangle their budding relationship is the beating heart of these films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Under the auspices of the man I had boarded the bus with, I was able to pass some of the roadblocks for free.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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