blockade

Example Sentences

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While traffic has almost returned to normal, some petrol stations that closed at the start of the blockade have not yet reopened, AFP journalists reported.

From Barron's

Kassakhian contended that those responsible for posting the signs were “undoubtedly emboldened” by Turkey’s continued denial of the Armenian genocide and by the blockade in Azerbaijan.

From Los Angeles Times

Bulgarian farmers staged border crossing blockades this week, while Poland’s agriculture minister on Wednesday vowed financial and infrastructure assistance, following hours of heated talks with farmer organizations.

From Seattle Times

“I’m not sure violence is a good solution, but I don’t see another solution either,” said Raphaëlle Desplat, 19 a student at Sciences Po Bordeaux, which has faced student blockades as well.

From New York Times

During the final days of the Trump presidency, he played a role in discussions that helped lift an economic and diplomatic blockade of Qatar by its neighbors.

From New York Times