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Recent Examples of blockage
Cancer season will be the perfect time to address emotional blockages impacting your intimate bonds.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
These stents are designed to expand or contract as needed, reducing the risk of blockage and improving long-term patient outcomes.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Gynecologists also use methylene blue to check for fallopian tube blockages during laparoscopic surgery.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 May 2025
Since March 2, 2025, no aid or commercial goods have been allowed into Gaza — the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
These stents are designed to expand or contract as needed, reducing the risk of blockage and improving long-term patient outcomes.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Gynecologists also use methylene blue to check for fallopian tube blockages during laparoscopic surgery.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 May 2025
Since March 2, 2025, no aid or commercial goods have been allowed into Gaza — the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
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Studies indicate that safety and accessibility are the most common barriers for people with disabilities looking to engage with nature.—
Anne Ferguson,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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IndyCar safety officials immediately jumped over the barrier that separated the track from pit road to check on him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Once in Rafah, the goal was to set up a camp and work to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, provide humanitarian aid to the strip and protest against Israel's actions in the territory.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Even if local officials ask for support, the Guard would be called to help with traffic control, escorting people through barricades, setting up blockades and making deliveries far from where local police are interacting with crowds.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Salivary Blockages Blockages or obstructions to the salivary glands may also cause mouth dryness because saliva doesn't flow as easily to the mouth.10 7.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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Pullman and Lynch were convicted by a federal jury of one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of honest services wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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The place feels like a fortress, with high stone walls painted in yellow hiding two villas, one for the day-to-day football operation and the other for administration.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.—
Blair West,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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Ultimately, however, Fatu’s interference inadvertently allowed Rollins to get the win, which was the most obvious possible result WWE could have booked.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The Bearcats turned a double play with the help of a controversial call — the runner was safe at first, but interference was called at second, which ended the inning.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Existing Challenges While the impact of these types of fintechs is already significant, their work is not without its own set of obstacles, and several ongoing challenges remain.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Fifty-five percent of respondents identified this as a substantial impediment, while only 26% cited compensation.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Both Ukraine and Russia have sought to frame the other as the main impediment to a peace deal.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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Practices like meditation or simply taking a moment to pause before switching tasks, help strengthen networks connected to the prefrontal cortex—the region that is notably involved in planning, inhibition and sustained attention.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 May 2025
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This allows hurricanes to form and sustain longer without inhibition or limiting.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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