blockade
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The Houthis said they were retaliating for what they have called a Saudi blockade of their territory, as well as an air strike on Sanaa airport that they blamed on the kingdom.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Iran has defied predictions that the blockade would collapse its economy and squeeze concessions on its nuclear program for more than six months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Iran exported around 1.5 million barrels of crude oil a day before the war, but that has fallen to zero since the U.S. reimposed its blockade in mid-July.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The issue affects nearly 29 percent of Cuba's 9.4 million inhabitants, according to official figures, with the situation worsening significantly since January due to the US energy blockade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
As the blockade of Germany caused increasing misery, a new German naval commander, Admiral Reinhard Scheer, lost patience.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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With the Strait of Hormuz largely sealed by rival U.S and Iranian blockades, Riyadh shifted its exports from Hormuz, its main energy corridor, to the Red Sea coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Some parents pleaded for the teens to lift their blockades at Paris schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The blockades in Frontignan and Fos-sur-Mer have been lifted, but Ange Natoli, a fishermen's representative, said he wanted to continue the movement until they were able to speak directly to Fisheries Minister Catherine Chabaud.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Iran’s oil exports have been greatly reduced after the U.S. imposed naval blockades of Iranian ports, though it is unclear how long that will remain the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
As we drove past the burning blockades, it felt like we were inside an oven.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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On Tuesday, more than 260,000 students, parents and teachers took to the streets as protesters blockaded hundreds of high schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Students' unions put the number at 450,000, and said the number of high schools blockaded was 1,800 on what the protesters dubbed "Act Three" of their movement.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
According to the AFP news agency, four high schools were reportedly blockaded in the southern regions of Alpes-Maritimes and Var.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The route has become key for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for Gulf shipments.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The 101st Long Range Air Regiment, as well as bombing, helped bring supplies by air to the blockaded and starving city of Leningrad.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The demonstrations began in Paris last week but have escalated to cities including Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with teenagers blockading their schools for days.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That means at least six more weeks of blockading Iran’s ports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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