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gridlock

[grid-lok] / ˈgrɪdˌlɒk /


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Miller is now a full-time practitioner of Chinese medicine, navigating Manhattan’s gridlock and Brooklyn’s brownstones carrying a doctor bag of needles and laser equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Now they, too, are concerned about the potential for gridlock.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Gualtieri said the vast numbers created a "gridlock" caused by "the famous problem of overtourism".

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

The AA has warned of gridlock on Friday as 24.4 million cars are expected to hit the roads.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

If we were stuck in gridlock, my mom would turn the car off and it was my job to get out and push it forward six inches at a time.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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