blockade
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The value of Iran’s currency has more than halved since a year ago, and the U.S. dollar’s exchange rate recently surged to 1.81 million rials as the blockade showed no sign of ending.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Its aim, according to the organisers, was to break the blockade of Gaza and bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“The blockade is genius, OK, the blockade has been 100% foolproof,” he told reporters later this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Naturally, there will be upsides to an extended blockade, too.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The United States, meanwhile, had become a major supplier of arms to the Allies—by this time, because of the blockade of German ports, the only available buyers.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The American Civil War
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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