blockade
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Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends,” the president told reporters in Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The US has said ships coming from and going to other countries will be able to pass its blockade.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Iran’s response to the blockade has so far been muted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
After four punishing wartime winters, the stranglehold of the Allied blockade was causing increasing hardship in Germany and growing demands for peace.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing blockade
The American Civil War
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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