gridlock
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Businesses, schools, universities, government buildings and transport hubs were all left without power and traffic light outages caused gridlocks.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
Although the situation has improved, new economic gridlocks are threatening the recovery.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
During the pandemic, Southern California waters have seen repeated gridlocks as dozens of container ships wait to get into the ports.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2021
Just days after taking office in late 2015, Magufuli cancelled the symbolic independence day fete and used funds for the event to widen a part of a highway notorious for gridlocks in Dar es Salaam.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2019
We should reject the partisanship that gridlocks Washington and reach out to people of different philosophies, different faiths, different colors, different orientations and relearn how to work together for the good of all of us.
From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2017
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