block in
verb
blocked in; blocking in; blocks in
: to put something in front of (someone or something) so that person or thing cannot move freely
My car is blocked in.
Security guards blocked me in. and I could not get close to the celebrity.
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Trump signs an executive order backing a Health and Human Services Department study to cut routine childhood vaccines and orders agencies to align, after an earlier attempt to narrow the CDC schedule was blocked in court.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Rumfield’s minor-league numbers were strong, but he was blocked in the Bronx by Ben Rice, who has become a star at first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
An unknown number of these drones crossed over into Romanian airspace, one of them hitting an apartment block in the border town of Galați, its government said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Another in a long line of versatile Dodgers players, Kim continues to stay on the active roster by developing into the mortar that helps bond the powerful building blocks in the locker room.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Rumfield’s minor-league numbers were strong, but he was blocked in the Bronx by Ben Rice, who has become a star at first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
An unknown number of these drones crossed over into Romanian airspace, one of them hitting an apartment block in the border town of Galați, its government said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Another in a long line of versatile Dodgers players, Kim continues to stay on the active roster by developing into the mortar that helps bond the powerful building blocks in the locker room.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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