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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

The film can jam up the machinery — not only potentially destroying expensive technology but imperiling workers — or, because of its light weight, get sorted into paper waste and contaminate it, making it unsellable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

“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

“It could jam up free speech not only for minors,” but cut off access to online information for adults, said Nadine Strossen, a former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

The gate sagged slightly at the house "this way" of the "two jam up against one and 'tother."

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration




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