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block release

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noun

  1. the release of industrial trainees from work for study at a college for several weeks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More broadly, the bill also would block release of state agencies’ “deliberative process” records such as memos and advisory opinions — an exemption that Sanders has said is modeled after one in federal law.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

Goldberg said that typically, anyone looking to block release of a record the government deemed public would need a judge to issue an injunction.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2022

B.S.T. today to oppose the motion to release the warrant and the inventory, a step that could delay or block release of the material.

From New York Times Aug. 12, 2022

In January, Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenting voice when the court rejected Trump's request to block release of White House records sought by the committee.

From Reuters Jun. 29, 2022

Eastman sued to block release of the documents, which are housed on the server of Chapman University in Orange, which was Eastman’s employer at the time.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2022

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