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Recent Examples of blockage
Spinal strokes, which are very rare and account for less than 1% of all strokes, occur when there is a blockage in the blood supply to the spinal cord, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Citizens have been restricted from the internet and from making phone calls, with government outages resulting in the blockage of international calls.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Vascular dementia develops when strokes or blood vessel blockage decreases blood flow to the brain.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But if your blockage is accompanied by a fever, headache or vision changes, Bassiri-Tehrani advises seeking immediate attention.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Citizens have been restricted from the internet and from making phone calls, with government outages resulting in the blockage of international calls.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Vascular dementia develops when strokes or blood vessel blockage decreases blood flow to the brain.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But if your blockage is accompanied by a fever, headache or vision changes, Bassiri-Tehrani advises seeking immediate attention.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
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In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smith pointed to economic barriers, limited disposable income among buyers and the difficulty of maintaining gallery spaces.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Television footage showed some protesters trying to push through blockades as officers forced them back.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Puig, 35, was found guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators following a nearly two-week trial in downtown Los Angeles.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Puig faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison on the obstruction of justice charge and up to five years in prison for the two false statement charges.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Incorporate a wood ceiling and a stone wall in a modern kitchen for a modern rustic twist.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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This Texas farmhouse's living room keeps a neutral color palette to highlight the farmhouse elements like the wood pieces and stone wall sections.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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These activities, conducted outside normal flight paths near El Paso International Airport, caused FAA concern about possible interference with civilian flights.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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If this pilot study is to contribute meaningfully to the evidence base, its methods, data and results must be accessible and insulated from political interference.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the car finally got moving, protesters began throwing obstacles in its path — Lime scooters, bicycles, seemingly anything that might trigger the car’s automatic anti-collision braking system.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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While road mentality might be one of Missouri’s biggest obstacles right now, the Tigers still have to focus on the opponent, too.—
Ally Schiepp,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even with clear and enforceable regulatory requirements, contractors view these regulations as an impediment to their goals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Federal courts represent the last major impediment to Trump’s authoritarian consolidation, and the Senate is the gateway to controlling those courts.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lepley studies how muscles of the upper leg shut down after a knee injury — a process called muscle inhibition.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the brain scans of other extreme athletes and adrenaline junkies, Amen said there’s often lower baseline activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in fear inhibition, impulse control and risk evaluation.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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