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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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“When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends,” the president told reporters in Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At least three further tankers that have been sanctioned by the US for links with Iran have also crossed the blockade line since Monday, BBC Verify analysis of ship tracking data suggests.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Caine told reporters the blockade "applies to all ships, regardless of nationality, heading into or from Iranian ports".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

To them I am only Adah or, to my sisters sometimes, the drear monosyllabic Ade, lemonade, Band-Aid, frayed blockade, switchblade renegade, call a spade a spade.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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