congestion
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Logistics operators have faced many recent disruptions, from pandemic-era port congestion to sudden swings in cargo flows sparked by trade wars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It is based on optimized walking routes, taking into account slopes, obstacles, travel speeds and congestion points.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Bangkok police chief Siam Boonsom said Sunday that there was traffic congestion at the crossing daily, but never an accident.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
People heading to Yosemite to escape urban congestion fumed this weekend as they waited in a seemingly endless line of cars at the park entrance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
During that first summer and fall of sandy congestion and wind-blown boredom, the bitterness accumulated, the rage festered in hundreds of tarpapered cubicles like ours.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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