blockaded

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After peace talks collapsed, the U.S. blockaded Iranian ports with warships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Protesters also blockaded fuel sites in Cork, Limerick and Galway.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Several fuel convoys have made it through to the capital and other blockaded areas in recent days, easing pressure on the population and government.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

On July 29, eight of us blockaded the wooden door of JD Vance’s Senate office in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Leningrad, Russia’s old capital, was under attack and had been blockaded by the German army since September 8, 1941.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein