blockade
Example Sentences
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“From a market perspective, that starts to look less like a full blockade and more like selective disruption,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
The council applied for contempt of court proceedings in July, citing persistent breaches including vehicles being blockaded, union members stepping in front of moving heavy vehicles and roads being blocked.
From BBC
“From a market perspective that starts to look less like a full blockade and more like selective disruption.”
From MarketWatch
Military strategists say that in an invasion or blockade of Taiwan, China could isolate the island nation by using mines.
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has made the Bab el-Mandeb Strait—the southern entrance to the Red Sea—even more important for global shipping stability and as a secondary outlet for Gulf oil.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
