as in guarding
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair
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Overnight on July 4, 2025, more than a dozen heavily armed antifa militants belonging to a Dallas-area antifa chapter ambushed Homeland Security personnel guarding the ICE holding site near Fort Worth.
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For a player who spent most of the season guarding his face as tightly as his words, Brunson let the moment show.
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“Blocking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocking%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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