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blockade

[blo-kayd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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“Vessels that refuse to comply with blockade enforcement, receive multiple warnings, with ample opportunity to comply,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Since then, they have regularly targeted oil and military installations in Saudi Arabia and have declared a maritime blockade on its ships.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

They have also struck multiple Saudi targets including oil infrastructure and the capital Riyadh while also announcing a naval blockade on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Since declaring a Saudi shipping blockade on July 20, the Houthis have struck seven vessels in the Red Sea and one on the Gulf of Aden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Riker’s men had peeled off so they could regroup at the harbor and form a blockade.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

The blockades, which strangled supplies of food, medicine and fuel to the administrative capital La Paz and other cities, have since been taken down by security forces.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

A: There is no reason to intervene, there are no blockades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

The blockades, led by miners, farmers and indigenous groups, are part of protests which started at the end of April.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

He liked moving his tiger and elephant pawns through his opponent’s blockades, but he became furious if, owing to a toss of the dice, he was captured and sent back to “Start.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

On Tuesday, more than 260,000 students, parents and teachers took to the streets as protesters blockaded hundreds of high schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Students' unions put the number at 450,000, and said the number of high schools blockaded was 1,800 on what the protesters dubbed "Act Three" of their movement.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to the AFP news agency, four high schools were reportedly blockaded in the southern regions of Alpes-Maritimes and Var.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The route has become key for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for Gulf shipments.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“What is there to buy in Biafra? They have blockaded us kpam-kpam.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The demonstrations, which started in Paris and have seen teenagers blockading their schools for days, stem from issues including overcrowded classes and teacher shortages.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Current missions include intercepting Iranian missiles, providing cover for commercial ships in the strait and blockading Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

But Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN on Sunday: "I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it."

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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