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gridlock

[grid-lok] / ˈgrɪdˌlɒk /


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Nationwide inventory is finally climbing back from recent lows, with a steady influx of new properties hitting the market as the severe seller gridlock of the past few years begins to ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Demonstrators, many organising online outside of formal representative bodies, have also used convoys on motorways to snarl traffic and tractors to gridlock central Dublin on occasions.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Hoping to avoid dangerous gridlock on the summit ridge, Hall held a big powwow with leaders of the other expeditions in Base Camp.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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