blockade

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While traffic has almost returned to normal, some petrol stations that closed at the start of the blockade have not yet reopened, AFP journalists reported.

From Barron's

That law was part of an effort to blockade Georgia from participating in the Affordable Care Act under then-President Barack Obama.

From Washington Times

After an almost six-month blockade caused by Russia’s invasion, three Ukrainian Black Sea ports were cleared at the end of July under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv brokered by the United Nations and Turkey.

From Reuters

An Israeli-led blockade has restricted the movement of people and goods for years.

From Reuters

Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, the head of the Workers' Cuba's main trade union said on Tuesday such acts would highlight "the obstacles to the development programmes due to the ironclad economic blockade".

From BBC