blockage
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The blockage has led to a domestic glut, depressing prices for Russian farmers, even as global wheat prices are near a three-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Qianggong Zhang, head of climate and environmental risks at ICIMOD, warned of the potential for a second flood because of an ongoing blockage upstream.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The second case involved a three-year-old boy who needed surgery for a kidney blockage.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Separately, Nepali authorities have warned of the risk of blockages causing further floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
That’s partially the consequence of blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial thoroughfare not only for middle eastern oil, but also for such industrial inputs as fertilizer and aluminum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
To help ease blockages at the airport, an "automated people mover" train connecting it to the city's sparse subway system was scheduled to go into service in 2023.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
These blockages interfere with the brain's ability to clear harmful substances and may appear well before clear dementia symptoms develop.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
Traces of water or humidity freeze into ice crystals that can scratch pumps and create blockages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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