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This destruction and the blockage of seaports are likely to reduce national GDP by 1.5 points, he added, with some Western experts calling the situation "catastrophic."

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

OSA is caused by a blocked airway, so a patient may grind their teeth to move the blockage in order to be able to breathe again.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Over FaceTime, he determined that the problem was actually a filter blockage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

The autopsy report she later received showed my father had had ninety-percent blockage of the arteries before he died of a heart attack at the age of seventy-four.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Those workarounds are keeping Gulf barrels moving, but they are tying up tankers, driving freight rates higher and, in Saudi Arabia’s case, not sustainably alleviating blockages that have left its oil production at multidecade low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

That’s partially the consequence of blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial thoroughfare not only for middle eastern oil, but also for such industrial inputs as fertilizer and aluminum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

To help ease blockages at the airport, an "automated people mover" train connecting it to the city's sparse subway system was scheduled to go into service in 2023.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Health Secretary Neil Gray said more than £220m had been invested to improve patient flow, enhance capacity and remove blockages keeping patients in hospital longer than necessary.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

These blockages interfere with the brain's ability to clear harmful substances and may appear well before clear dementia symptoms develop.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026