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clog

[klog, klawg] / klɒg, klɔg /




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In the meantime, there’s a lot of unwieldy comic commotion involving a missing corpse, a tweaking, naked Dwight and enough insipid TV sibling bickering to clog the airwaves for a decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Birkenstock CEO Oliver Reichert highlighted the trend during the sandal and clog maker’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

The natural option, a blue-green microalgae called spirulina, proved to be too costly and thick in consistency, causing factory equipment to clog during candy production.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Abruptly capping wells is geologically hazardous: sudden pressure drops clog wellbores with heavy waxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

She clomps down the hall—she’s on a clog kick lately—and sticks her head in my room.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

It’s somewhat of an idyllic place where the seashore is lined with wooden houses; sheep graze along the grassy cliffsides and residents wander around the shops in bathrobes and clogs, right after their morning swims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Struggling with bloated inventory and slowing sales a year ago, Crocs could have been tempted to slash prices to start moving as many of its foam clogs out the door as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the company provided fewer pairs of the Crocs brand’s classic clogs to wholesalers in response to slower sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The carrier has also reportedly suffered significant problems with its toilet system while at sea, with US media reporting clogs and long lines for restrooms on the ship.

From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026

They were crisscrossed by canvas straps, were shod with hinged wooden clogs.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

During the previous mission, SpaceX said the booster’s three center engines showed signs of being clogged by ice, which prevented a successful boostback burn.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Sign up to mailing lists using a second email account so your main inbox won't get clogged up with offers.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The neighborhoods become particularly clogged with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens bearing Middle East plates in the summer, as their drivers escape the Gulf’s scorching heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The passages were clogged with troops: armored knights in woolen surcoats and fur cloaks, men-at-arms with spears across their shoulders, archers carrying unstrung bows and sheaves of arrows, freeriders, grooms leading warhorses.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

This week, Randy’s identity is “real cyclist,” which puts him at war with the packs of e-bike-riding kids now clogging South Park’s bike lanes.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

French motorists are clogging TotalEnergies service stations to fill up with discount gasoline but its rivals are crying foul, accusing the energy giant of distorting competition with the encouragement of the government.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The animals also showed greater protection against atherosclerosis, the artery clogging disease linked to heart attacks and strokes.

From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026

Meanwhile, residents in the $3 million homes surrounding the campus—a former elementary school—complained about parents clogging the streets with Teslas at pickup and drop-off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

I could feel a lump clogging up my throat; I wasn’t even sure why.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler


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