blockage

OSA is caused by a blocked airway, so a patient may grind their teeth to move the blockage in order to be able to breathe again.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"With a blockage still lodged upstream on the Nepal-China border river, authorities warn a second flood may occur," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Over FaceTime, he determined that the problem was actually a filter blockage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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

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

"It's a nightmare," Grant Mitchell, Severn Trent's head of blockages says, as we survey a small mountain of wipes.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025