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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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When the capital came under siege by Islamist fighters, they managed to impose a partial blockade there and total blockades elsewhere including the city of Ségou.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In June, three Indian sailors were killed in a U.S. operation to enforce its blockade of Iran, an Indian official said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

They began attacks on shipping last month - announcing a naval blockade of Saudi ports.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

It redirected 194 vessels and disabled nine in the first round of the blockade as of mid-June.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Earned two German medals for running a British blockade.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

When the capital came under siege by Islamist fighters, they managed to impose a partial blockade there and total blockades elsewhere including the city of Ségou.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The only blockades left are here in the Tropics of Cochabamba, which is highly disciplined.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

In recent years it has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, including simulating blockades on the island.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 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

The strait, an important conduit for oil and gas shipments, was blockaded by Iran for much of the war, sending shockwaves through global energy markets.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

Iran has blockaded the waterway since the war began.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

A pipeline from the oilfields of Abu Dhabi runs to Fujairah, allowing limited amounts of crude to be loaded on to tankers and shipped to world markets despite the strait being effectively blockaded.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Only 40% of Iran’s trade can be redirected away from blockaded ports, the Iranian Shipping Association said Thursday via the Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s security services.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The 101st Long Range Air Regiment, as well as bombing, helped bring supplies by air to the blockaded and starving city of Leningrad.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Instead, he sought a middle road by blockading Iran’s oil capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

The blockading of "critical national infrastructure" had "resulted in fuel shortages that are directly impacting on emergency services such as hospitals, the ambulance service, and the fire service", he said.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump says that the US is going to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war.

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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