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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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A prolonged Hormuz blockade keeps the pressure on nitrogen; a normalization scenario reopens room for the phosphate names; and diversified potash exposure sits somewhere in the middle.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The blockade and the attacks forced more Saudi barrels onto a longer, costlier and technically challenging journey through Egypt’s Suez Canal and around Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the blockade at least four times prior," Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command, told AFP.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

That blockade centered on the Bab al Mandeb strait, the only southbound route for Saudi tankers headed to Asian markets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Seven feet by four and made of stainless steel, it would be the perfect blockade.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The blockades, which strangled supplies of food, medicine and fuel to the administrative capital La Paz and other cities, have since been taken down by security forces.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The only blockades left are here in the Tropics of Cochabamba, which is highly disciplined.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

"Bolivians cannot continue to be hostages of blockades that prevent working, studying, receiving medical attention, supplying themselves, and bringing sustenance to their homes," he said in a social media post on Saturday.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

We were trying to outwit Death on this trip, rise above it, penetrate the blockades it put up between us and May.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

Protesters have blockaded entry routes into La Paz, shops have shuttered for fear of violence, and food, medicine and fuel supplies are running low.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio insisted on Tuesday that the blockaded strait would reopen "one way or the other".

From Barron's May 26, 2026

A pipeline from the oilfields of Abu Dhabi runs to Fujairah, allowing limited amounts of crude to be loaded on to tankers and shipped to world markets despite the strait being effectively blockaded.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Only 40% of Iran’s trade can be redirected away from blockaded ports, the Iranian Shipping Association said Thursday via the Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s security services.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The 101st Long Range Air Regiment, as well as bombing, helped bring supplies by air to the blockaded and starving city of Leningrad.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.

From Salon May 30, 2026

Six weeks into the conflict, the U.S. responded by blockading shipments from all Iranian ports.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

"I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it. I don't get the connection there."

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

Hundreds of truck drivers began blockading freight border crossings across several Balkan countries on Monday, demanding changes to the European Union visa system that restricts their time in the bloc.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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