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blockage

[blok-ij] / ˈblɒk ɪdʒ /


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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

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

“For markets, the Strait is the only thing that matters, because its blockage was most pernicious for the global economy,” said Thierry Wizman, a strategist at Macquarie Group.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

They clatter and scatter, creating a terrible blockage and commotion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

NIW said it had not been made aware of any issues in the River Strule, but that blockages could add to pollution incidents urging people to be mindful.

From BBC Mar. 21, 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

In recent demonstrations, teams of tiny magnetic robots—each about the size of a grain of sand—cleared blockages in artificial blood vessels by forming chains to push through the obstructions.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

The net’s original designers dealt with that imperfection by providing for the network to steer data away from blockages or other problems.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025




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