blocked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The social-media platform X, blocked under her predecessor, appeared to become available through some providers on Thursday after U.N. human-rights officials urged Caracas to lift restrictions to allow Venezuelans to search for missing relatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The judge has already blocked the fund designed to compensate people who claim to have been treated unfairly by the US government.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
In the indictment, the government alleges that protesters blocked ICE facilities and surveilled and harassed government employees while communicating in a Signal group chat, which they say was used to identify government vehicles.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Thousands of blue and yellow-clad supporters blocked a road, waved the country’s flags and chanted “Bosnia” to a drumbeat and coordinated hand claps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
What if the road was blocked by downed trees before they got to town?
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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