blocked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Blocked noses can be managed with over-the-counter medications, or ignored entirely.
From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026
Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, which makes it hard to do business internationally and limits access to the dollar-based payment system, among other restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
Blocked weather patterns are a natural part of our weather variability but they help increase the weather extremes created by a warming world.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
Blocked from proceeding by car, they went the remaining several miles on foot, past law enforcement checkpoints keeping out unauthorized vehicles and dozens of burning structures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
Blocked by the giant chest of drawers, the tapestry still rippled in a phantom breeze.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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