blockade
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The blockade has effectively halted its oil exports through Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It started a blockade and a devastating air campaign that persisted until a 2022 truce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
In exchange, Tehran sought an end to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, sanctions relief and access to frozen Iranian assets, according to reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
It has also maintained a blockade of Iranian ports, causing a huge disruption to the Iranian economy.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Early in the war, British warships swept German shipping from the seas and clamped a total blockade on German seaports, cutting off most of Germany’s imports.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Kirchner, one of them, wanted to engage in acts of civil disobedience, such as blockades of OpenAI’s offices, to bring more attention to the cause, according to Elmore and others in the group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The only blockades left are here in the Tropics of Cochabamba, which is highly disciplined.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The blockades, led by miners, farmers and indigenous groups, are part of protests which started at the end of April.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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
As we drove past the burning blockades, it felt like we were inside an oven.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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According to the AFP news agency, four high schools were reportedly blockaded in the southern regions of Alpes-Maritimes and Var.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The route has become key for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for Gulf shipments.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Overshadowing the days before the tournament are thousands of protesting teachers, who have blockaded highways and led the government to cordon off the historic Zocalo square with metal barricades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Roads leading to La Paz continue to be blockaded by the protesters, causing shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
From Barron's ● May 22, 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
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Current missions include intercepting Iranian missiles, providing cover for commercial ships in the strait and blockading Iranian ports and coastal areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
"I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it," Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN on Sunday.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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
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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