blockade
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He has slapped an oil blockade on the island and floated a “friendly takeover.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The U.S. also has put a naval blockade on Iran, stopping its oil shipments, as a pressure tactic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
While that truce collapsed in July, the two sides have opted for asymmetric tactics over the resumption of direct attacks, with the United States maintaining a full naval blockade of Iranian ports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As Iran tries to withstand US sanctions, Washington's "Operation Economic Outcast" and a naval blockade on its ports, Pezeshkian pressed for deeper economic ties with Brics members, including Malaysia, India and Ethiopia.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
As the blockade of Germany caused increasing misery, a new German naval commander, Admiral Reinhard Scheer, lost patience.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The blockades, which strangled supplies of food, medicine and fuel to the administrative capital La Paz and other cities, have since been taken down by security forces.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Bolivians cannot continue to be hostages of blockades that prevent working, studying, receiving medical attention, supplying themselves, and bringing sustenance to their homes," he said in a social media post on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The memorandum also includes lifting U.S. and Iranian blockades in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
He backed a law paving the way for a state of emergency which would authorize military deployment to repress the movement and clear the blockades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
As we drove past the burning blockades, it felt like we were inside an oven.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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But Iran had effectively blockaded the key waterway, and just 25 nautical miles from Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied permission for the vessel to proceed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
Roads leading to La Paz continue to be blockaded by the protesters, causing shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
“What is there to buy in Biafra? They have blockaded us kpam-kpam.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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
A military plan for blockading the Strait of Hormuz has been sitting on the shelves at U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.
From Barron's ● 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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