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This time, the RSF waited until it had finally seized el-Fasher, a key city that it had been blockading for 18 months, before announcing it was on board with the truce.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

In a statement Thursday night Greenpeace said that 26 activists that had been blockading the St. John’s Bridge had all come down from the structure.

From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2015

In a statement Thursday night Greenpeace said that 26 activists that had been blockading the St. John's Bridge had all come down from the structure.

From US News • Jul. 31, 2015

Rear-Admiral Man, who had been blockading Cadiz since his detachment there by Hotham, in October, 1795, was ordered up to the main fleet.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

He had been blockading the island of Potoo, where many English ladies had taken refuge.

From Jan Vedder's Wife by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston