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[jam] / dʒæm /




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After years of quiet streets, "there was even a small traffic jam," she smiled.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

My go-to host gifts are: things people can have the next day, like my favorite granola and a bag of coffee or jam and a wonderful bread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The U.K. government is in the process of changing the law to let military personnel track, jam and shoot down drones from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

She’d already spread jam on it—strawberry, my favorite.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

But the scheme has proved controversial among residents worried about traffic jams in neighbouring areas as well as among disability rights activists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

That’s where she became the first woman to host “The Original Quiet Storm,” a program of “soulful slow jams and romantic melodies” that recently celebrated 50 years of being on air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

But he said there were plans for a "variety of scenarios" and used an example of getting elderly citizens out of cities "smoothly" and avoiding traffic jams.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She initially launched her brand under the moniker American Riviera Orchard, specializing in artisan jams she notably gifted to celebs, including Kris Jenner, Chrissy Teigen and Mindy Kaling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

She wanted to see whether the number of jam choices made any difference in the number of jams sold.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

I got to spend time in David Lynch’s art studio, and we jammed together on weird instruments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

State-backed companies are flooding the region with cash, tourism pumped $50 billion into the local economy last year, and shopping malls are jammed with Western brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

His previous U.N. speeches have been jammed with bluster and bunkum, but none more so than this one.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Late in the season, he jammed his left elbow sliding into home plate, jarring loose some bone chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

We both watched as this past version of myself jammed my hand in my pocket, probably double-checking that the letter I’d just swiped was there.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The source added that jamming Starlink signals -- a crucial potential tactic to disrupt communications -- is very difficult and consumes a lot of energy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

In 2015, with jamming and cyberattacks no longer hypothetical, the Navy put the subject back on the syllabus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A live band of middle-aged men begins jamming to an endless chorus of, “Because I used to love her, but it’s all over now.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Drones with autonomous functions reduce their dependence on communications links and can continue despite jamming and other forms of electronic warfare.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The best part was Mozart jamming with Metallica.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein


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