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[klog, klawg] / klɒg, klɔg /




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Already, the excess heat in the tank has caused the MMA to harden and clog the failing tank’s valves, rendering it impossible for crews to drain the dangerous chemical or add stabilizing agents, Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The waste can also clog the aquatic vegetation where the fish would feed and breed, and contaminate the water on which they depend.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

There was also a demonstration of Appalachian clog dancing, watched keenly by the King and Queen, in a kind of impromptu royal variety show.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“If a well stays shut too long, it could clog up, and the oil hardens a bit. Then it would take even longer before they can start it back up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Nothing familiar, not a traffic clog of yellow rusted buses or a water-logged slum of zinc shacks.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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