unblocking

present participle of unblock
as in opening
to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed

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Recent Examples of unblocking Load in the orchestration layer, the tooling, the integrations and, above all, the human supervision, because someone is reviewing, correcting and unblocking that agent, and their time is real money. Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The 14-day truce, which the US said is conditional on Iran unblocking Hormuz, has yet to translate into a meaningful increase in shipping. Julian Lee, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 For those who instead struggle with nasal congestion, a simple nose unblocking exercise can help. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 Pressing on these points may help promote relaxation by unblocking qi that isn't flowing. Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Brighton face Norwegian outfit Tromso in the play-off round over two legs either side of Sunday’s opening Premier League fixture at home to Aston Villa.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And since management changed a decade ago, Ortega, 59, said pungent smells on days the plant operates have prevented him from going outside or opening the windows.
    Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Lee also added that crews are clearing sediment and boulders to help prevent dangerous mudslides.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Last Friday, Oswalt was clearing a plot of land in central Mississippi where his oldest daughter and her husband plan to build a house when a reporter from his Houston days reached out about the perfect-game challenge.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Unblocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unblocking. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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