blockage
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Output could grow by just 1.3% under a scenario in which an extended blockage of the Strait of Hormuz helped trigger a sharp fall in equity prices and a steep rise in bond yields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
China is less exposed than other Asian economies to shortages of oil and gas after Tehran's blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Over the weekend, bond markets went further in the wrong direction, reflecting assumptions of a prolonged blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
According to the report, Brendon also had a “markedly enlarged heart,” “moderate” blockage in some of his left arteries and small bowel inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
And sometimes a slicer is not working fast enough but the bread keeps coming and there is a blockage.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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