choked
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Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The strikes come amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war that has choked traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and shot up global energy prices.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
War has played a part in pushing copper prices to records, because the fighting choked off supplies of sulfuric acid needed to produce a big chunk of the world’s copper.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The place was like a root cellar—dirt walls, air choked up with must, and bugs.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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