blockade
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Oil price moves remain a key driver for eurozone government bonds, given Europe’s net importer position and the supply disruption due to the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The US later imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports in response.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
He has previously said the UK would not support a US blockade of Iranian ports, which is still in place.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The Vatican has tried to mediate between Washington and Havana, dissuade the U.S. from using force and ameliorate an economic crisis compounded this year by a U.S. oil blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
For the first year of the Leningrad blockade, Yekaterina lived on not much more than a daily ration of soup made with boiled water and four slices of brown bread.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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