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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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The US president said the blockade would not be lifted until an agreement had been reached.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Meade predicts that China will be observing events there for clues and scenario analysis as to how they might operate in the event of a blockade or invasion of Taiwan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The Touska was sailing to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas when it was warned repeatedly over a six hours by the USS Spruance, a guided-missile destroyer, that it was violating the blockade, U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Early in the war, British warships swept German shipping from the seas and clamped a total blockade on German seaports, cutting off most of Germany’s imports.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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