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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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"The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed," he wrote.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Appeared in the May 16, 2026, print edition as 'How America Can Put Teeth in Its Blockade'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Climate activists approach the task at hand from myriad perspectives: Blockade a senator’s office door.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Blockade survivor Irina Zimneva, 85, told The Associated Press that she’s still haunted by memories of the tiny food rations distributed to residents during the deadly winter of 1941-1942.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

Do you think that they, with their Battles, Famine, Black Death and Serfdom, were less enlightened than we are, with our Wars, Blockade, Influenza and Conscription?

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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