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blank wall

American  

noun

  1. an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible.

    Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.


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Vermeer eschewed easy narrative deduction, Mr. Graham-Dixon writes, by substituting the map with a blank wall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

Pushed further, it produced images of a tidy desktop in a home office and then a white cup of coffee set against a blank wall.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2024

It’s her blank wall to dive into, a wide space to explore.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2023

Calvin says, “Hmm. Well. Okay then. Don’t let that blank wall stop you, Mason. Have at it.”

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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