congestion
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“Typically, they’re going to build a transmission line that is going to deal with congestion generally,” Klass said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Supply-chain congestion sometimes causes freight trains to sit idle, leaving them vulnerable to thieves in urban railyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Vertiv attributed minor revenue timing shifts to temporary supply-chain congestion and the phased execution of increasingly large projects.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Skates' announcement comes weeks after the Welsh government set out some options for tackling congestion, including proposals to close junctions in Newport.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
And what about the prescription drugs I’ve been taking for a chronic nasal congestion problem?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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The Washington Department of Transportation advised drivers to expect intermittent heavy congestions in the Seattle area Thursday evening and Friday due to temporary closures of the freeway system due to his visit.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
The restrictions as well as port congestions and adverse weather contributed to a deterioration in vendor performance.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022
U.S. retailers have spent more on shipping and labor this year, as pandemic-driven port congestions and a shortage of drivers increase costs.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
The opening of the fourth checkpoint will ease those congestions.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2020
He cut through private passages, circled watchful constabulary, eluded congestions, and took the quick slopes of Jerusalem's hills as though the deep lungs of a youth supplied him.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
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