blockage
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Over the weekend, bond markets went further in the wrong direction, reflecting assumptions of a prolonged blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Oil hit its wartime high—and its highest level since 2022—on the prospect of renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and a months-long blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The White House keeps claiming that victory is near on Iran, which keeps people aware that the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could end without warning, Lynch said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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