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roadblocks

  • plural
    of roadblock.
    roadblock
    noun
    an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.

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Herry Kabut, editor-in-chief of local publication Floresa Media, told the BBC that "each resident has set up their own evacuation post" amid blackouts, landslides and roadblocks.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Potential customers are running into roadblocks in other locations, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

During the primary, all major candidates agreed on the need to reduce roadblocks to homebuilding and permitting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

AFP visited Pozos de Gamboa and observed that on the road here from the state capital, also called Zacatecas, there were no roadblocks and just a few police patrol cars out and about.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

There are a few more cars on the road with us now, and more roadblocks.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman