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congestion

[kuhn-jes-chuhn] / kənˈdʒɛs tʃən /


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Instead, it can work alongside them, handling high-capacity data traffic in indoor environments and reducing congestion on radio-based systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

This large server footprint helps reduce congestion, improve connection stability and makes it easier to find a nearby server.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Rankin explained many of his constituents live under the Heathrow flight path and were worried about aircraft noise as well as traffic congestion.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Right now, even without congestion, streaming delivers the game 45 seconds or more later than broadcast, which is about 15 seconds behind real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The other end he slings through a bent strut wedged into the congestion of timber, stone, and plaster that has become their ceiling.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr