as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the only stumbling block to our move across the country was finding someone to adopt our cats
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These should be available in the near future, but at the moment, two essential apps that are part of my personal choice are not available, and that’s a stumbling block.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course that became a kind of a stumbling block for a lot of people.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
Convert hospital to affordable housing There have been quite a few conversations about the need for affordable housing with possible solutions, but the cost of providing them, being too great, has been the stumbling block.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Relations with Russia form another stumbling block.
—Robert D. Blackwill, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course that became a kind of a stumbling block for a lot of people.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
Convert hospital to affordable housing There have been quite a few conversations about the need for affordable housing with possible solutions, but the cost of providing them, being too great, has been the stumbling block.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Relations with Russia form another stumbling block.
—Robert D. Blackwill, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbling block
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DigitalOcean and Hugging Face’s new alliance aims at making artificial intelligence more accessible, particularly for startups and small to medium-sized businesses that have historically faced obstacles in integrating advanced technology.Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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However, the network met an unexpected obstacle given the importance of an online presence.Jim Halterman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Things most people never think about — textures, noises, crowded rooms — could feel like insurmountable hurdles.Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Any in-home care coverage proposal would face significant hurdles.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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In a jury trial in late 2022 marked by Rhodes’ occasional outbursts, he was eventually convicted of seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents and proceedings.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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The lifestyle mogul spent five months at Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia (nicknamed Camp Cupcake) after she was found guilty on charges including conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the sale of a stock.Ana Calderone, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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But embarrassment, these days, is a partisan affliction.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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These numbers are unacceptable to any society and our educators should resign in embarrassment.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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