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But despite these many projects, there are more roadblocks than just logging on. — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, "The Web, Worldwide," 19 Oct. 2018 All these circumstances were major roadblocks for consumers wishing to purchase a movie from Microsoft. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's decision to rejoin Movies Anywhere is a single step toward regaining consumer trust," 7 Aug. 2018 There are a few roadblocks standing in the way of a potential deal, starting with Beltré's right to veto any deal and alternatives like Manny Machado and Mike Moustakas on the market. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: Solving the Yankees' Sonny Gray Problem, AL East Deciding Factors and Our Favorite Statcast Quirks," 2 July 2018 Add in the Democrats, who stood unified against the policy — and largely unified against money for building Trump’s wall — and there could be serious roadblocks. — Time, "President Trump Is Making It Harder for Congress to Stop Family Separations," 19 June 2018 There are certainly potential roadblocks to that rosy outcome. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Want to halt global warming and raise living standards? Get efficient," 5 June 2018 For a player with decent but not exceptional power, the severity of that flaw — over six seasons in the minor leagues, his strikeout rate is an astronomical 35.2 percent — continues to be a massive roadblock to any major-league aspirations. — Ben Pope, Philly.com, "Phillies prospect Jan Hernandez hopes all-star selection puts him 'on the map'," 11 July 2018 Advertisement X June 27: Clippers and Mavericks exploring a trade to finally send DeAndre Jordan to Dallas, but there's a specific roadblock in the way, per Marc Stein of The New York Times. — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, "Mavericks free agency rumors: Are DeAndre Jordan or DeMarcus Cousins coming to Dallas?," 29 June 2018 Among the many problems Erdogan faces is one fundamental roadblock: His foreign policy is fighting with his economic needs. — New York Times, BostonGlobe.com, "After winning new powers, Erdogan must now deliver," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roadblock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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