blockage
Example Sentences
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The report simply stated there is “no arterial obstruction or structural abnormalities” in the heart or major blood vessels, which could simply mean there isn’t a blockage, physicians said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway, whose blockage has sent prices soaring globally.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“In a way, therefore, the U.S. has become indispensable in filling the supply gap created by Iran’s blockage of the Strait.”
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
He set about explaining heart attacks: the narrowed artery, the blockage, the partial muscle death.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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