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 wrote.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
The Berlin Blockade, a Soviet-backed coup in Czechoslovakia, Mao’s victory in China and North Korea’s invasion of South Korea transformed Truman into a reluctant hawk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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
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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The American Civil War
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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