blocked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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More than a dozen, valued at some $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed by local opposition in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Local opposition blocked or delayed at least 48 projects valued at some $156 billion last year, according to Data Center Watch, an organization tracking the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
These included the Colombian-American anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez, while Polish MEP Dominik Tarczynski and Ezra Levant, a longtime Canadian supporter of Robinson, also said they had been blocked.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The scientists then tested what would happen if they blocked the SF1 neurons from communicating with the rest of the brain.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
I try to check Mom’s social media, but all the good sites are blocked.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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