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  • verb Present participle of roadblock.

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Examples

  • I'd like to extend this document to the community, in hopes that it helps you to take a stance of Aggressive Graceful Degradation when it comes to IE6 as opposed to taking on an abrasive solution such as roadblocking the project.

    Monday By Noon 2009

  • Anybody that is shocked that the Republicans are using the full force of their political capital towards defunding, delegitimizing, and roadblocking has clearly been living in a different America than I have.

    Conan Neutron: They Aren't Pro-Life, They Are Anti-Choice Conan Neutron 2011

  • This past week has seen a lot of violence, protesting, roadblocking and diplomatic tension.

    Conflict « Wanderings 2008

  • Instead of reinforcing tweety's take why don't you go after the Repub congressmen and senators who are roadblocking our side?

    Edwards -- Gasp! -- Blasts General Petraeus 2009

  • Over the past year we've made Ad Manager widely available to all publishers in 32 languages and introduced many exciting new features, including the ability to preview creatives on your site and recently, free-form targeting and roadblocking.

    Optimization Webinar tomorrow 2009

  • In other words, you†™ d have to be on TV a lot, like Barack Obama. “We†™ re essentially roadblocking the time by appearing on each station, ” David Axelrod, senior adviser to the president, said of Sunday†™ s schedule.

    The Obama Roadblock: Why He's Sagging Online Sifry, Micah L. 2009

  • Accountability Project, a legal-assistance group that represents whistle-blowers, of roadblocking crucial conclusions and data on global warming, as well as generally interfering to no end in the studies of the scientists across the U.S. government.

    Scott Thill: Exponology: Shit Happens. Real Fast. 2008

  • The Bush Administration, still roadblocking firm caps on emissions, wants to let the market solve the crisis.

    Naomi Klein: Guns Beat Green: The Market Has Spoken 2008

  • American business elites bring in illegal squatters to do domestic jobs at a fraction of the price, while the right-wingers keep roadblocking needed social reforms (living wage, health care, etc) while 'liberal' social engineers in government are allowed to strip us of our parenting rights.

    The Busting Down of America 2007

  • That's a lot less effective than roadblocking people to your site, creating the impression that the only way to get it is by going to your site, and then monetizing this vastly larger audience.

    On Fred's Announcement Ruffini, Patrick 2007

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