Example Sentences

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That approval came over a chorus of protests, including some lodged by police and fire officials who asserted the driverless vehicles had been impeding traffic in emergencies during a testing phase.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Pedestrians had been "impeding traffic and causing too many accidents and deaths", one traffic police official said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2014