blocked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Two lower courts deemed the deployment of the Guard likely illegal and temporarily blocked it.
"We have thus found a combination of parameters that enable our filter to separate more than 99 percent of the microplastics out of the water but not become blocked," says Hamann.
From Science Daily
A top Amazon executive has said the US technology giant has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents.
From BBC
The company says it blocked more than 42 million groups and channels that violated its terms so far this year.
Waymo also unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a temporary restraining order against one resident who had allegedly repeatedly blocked the vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times
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