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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

The flight crew had to adjust the spacecraft to point the vent toward the Sun to help clear the clog.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

The Navy acknowledged the reports of toilet problems in a statement last month, but cited ship leadership as saying that "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime."

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Plastic bags clog streams and injure and kill marine mammals and wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

The clog bursts free, and people and animals flee together in a great squealing mass.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Wearing wooden clogs, Naresh Paswan uses a long iron bar to push fuel through dozens of fire holes that feed the kiln.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"I mean, people have asked here if when he pops his clogs ... can he be stuffed for the museum?"

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

When a New York Times reporter tried to interview a woman in a chef’s apron and clogs carrying a flower bouquet, she ran back to her van.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Emma said she had even been contacted by someone from the Netherlands who would like to up-cycle a pair into clogs.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

I didn’t even tell the Kellies that the dirtiest thing I can think of is sitting on a chair that clogs all the time and wiping butts with dry toilet paper.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

“At first, I heard it was clogged arteries. Because he did have clogged arteries. He had a problem with that,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

The city of about 35,000 has always considered itself an island of Old California, even as clogged roads and McMansions blemished the once-pristine hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Flooding in Accra is exacerbated by a poor drainage system, including clogged gutters and the construction of illegal structures on waterways.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Swap out your air filter: A clogged filter chokes airflow, forcing your AC to guzzle more power to do the same job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

The parking lot is clogged with traffic and pedestrians, and Mom drums her hands on the steering wheel.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

The issue, he said, was with the vent line clogging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

“The clogging of ships on both sides of this trade choke point, however, bears further consequences,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

To get staff to work without clogging rural roads with traffic, EDF even operates its own fleet of nearly 200 buses - the largest in private hands in the UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

Julius struggled with the wool of fear that was clogging his brain.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks