jam up
Example Sentences
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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
“I should think that would be splendid because it doesn’t jam up your evening dresses,” said Helen, who was beginning to think longingly of real, grown-up evening dresses.
From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
