blockade
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The Blockade will remain in place, and in full force and effect, until a ‘Final Deal’ is reached.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified and signed," he added.
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
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
When its badinage was completed, we picked up our instruments and began to play the overture for The Blockade of Boston.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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The American Civil War
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