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jam up

[jam-uhp] / ˈdʒæmˌʌp /




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That lack of juice could jam up the market this year, warns Jordi Visser, head of AI Macro Nexus Research for 22V Research in his latest commentary this weekend.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

“So there’s always sort of a jam up at the end, where I want everything to hurry up and bloom inside.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

"Smaller retailers did not have the inventory jam up that the big boxes have."

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023

The treatment process begins with screening, when giant mechanical rakes filter out large objects such as baby wipes and plastic bags, which can't be treated and can jam up machinery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2018

Yachts can be moored against the south bank above the bridge, but should not be left unguarded, as the tide runs strong, and wherries tacking through the bridge often jam up against the bank.

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher




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