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blocking

noun as in occlusion

noun as in unsusceptibility

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A lunar eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the Moon's surface.

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But workers, ranging from lawyers to farmers, have also been staging strikes and blocking roads.

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The Co-op has admitted to unlawfully blocking more than 100 rival supermarkets from opening branches near to its stores.

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"Israel is once again blocking an entire population from receiving aid, using it as a bargaining chip," Seguin said.

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The U.S. has turned to its southern neighbor for help blocking migrants since at least the Obama administration, when Mexico agreed to increase deportations and dramatically militarize its border with Guatemala.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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