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obstruction

[uhb-struhk-shuhn] / əbˈstrʌk ʃən /


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The Suffolk County Police Department did not involve federal investigators in the probe at first, and leaders of the investigation faced separate obstruction scandals.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

US media reported that Lander was found not guilty following a one-day trial in Manhattan as the judge found no evidence of deliberate obstruction.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The DOJ is purportedly seeking to charge the nonprofit with money laundering and obstruction.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

In 2023 he was impeached by the Republican-led state House of Representatives on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction of justice.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Somehow I had become an obstruction to Germany's goal of world supremacy.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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