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congestion

[kuhn-jes-chuhn] / kənˈdʒɛs tʃən /


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“They worsen congestion, raise transport costs and delay raw materials and essential imports, squeezing production and, most importantly, tax revenue.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Vertiv attributed minor revenue timing shifts to temporary supply-chain congestion and the phased execution of increasingly large projects.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Further work would have to be undertaken to make sure that all environmental concerns today are met and adequately responded to, but something has to be done about congestion."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Locals aren’t looking forward to increased traffic congestion, noise and air pollution, and disruptions to operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Because of the congestion on the roads to Jena, some protestors left their vehicles and walked into town on foot.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The Washington Department of Transportation advised drivers to expect intermittent heavy congestions in the Seattle area Thursday evening and Friday due to temporary closures of the freeway system due to his visit.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

U.S. retailers have spent more on shipping and labor this year, as pandemic-driven port congestions and a shortage of drivers increase costs.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021

The opening of the fourth checkpoint will ease those congestions.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2020

Jakarta's congestions are one of the biggest brakes on economic growth.

From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2015

As the kidney is the visual channel by which the bacteria leave the system, this organ is liable to be implicated when microphytes exist in the blood, and congestions and blood extravasions are produced.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry


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