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[jam] / dʒæm /




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After years of quiet streets, "there was even a small traffic jam," she smiled.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Then he induced Ronald Acuña Jr. to ground out to second to escape the jam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

May I have it, I asked sheepishly—to dehydrate and to make jam, I explained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

I grab my earmuffs from under my chair and jam them on.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Adding a restroom to Lake Hollywood Park might help, but it won’t fix the traffic jams that make her anxious about fire access.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Osypenko, the seamstress, said she would not get home because of the traffic jams.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lagos, one of Africa's largest and busiest cities, is infamous for its long traffic jams that cause gridlock and hamper business activity.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

She initially launched her brand under the moniker American Riviera Orchard, specializing in artisan jams she notably gifted to celebs, including Kris Jenner, Chrissy Teigen and Mindy Kaling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Everyone jams onto the far side of the elevator, and no one says a word.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

It truly took off in World War II, when the U.K. and Germany jammed and spoofed aerial navigation signals in what Winston Churchill dubbed the battle of the beams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Antidrone defenses have jammed the GPS signal on his watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

His previous U.N. speeches have been jammed with bluster and bunkum, but none more so than this one.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Everything was packed here for when the research missions were supposed to come back,” Al-Sanusi said, as Al-Abideen heaved a jammed container door open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Coal jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by one of the workers but jammed his knee on the handle of a wheelbarrow.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Using Starlink, Ukrainian drones are able to maintain stronger connections with operators over longer distances than conventional radio networks and are less vulnerable to jamming.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The source added that jamming Starlink signals -- a crucial potential tactic to disrupt communications -- is very difficult and consumes a lot of energy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“John walks into the Homeboy Art Academy,” he wrote, “and starts jamming as the homies are playing ‘Stand By Me.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Drones with autonomous functions reduce their dependence on communications links and can continue despite jamming and other forms of electronic warfare.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Quick as lightning he thrust the big stake into the Firedrake's jaws, jamming them open even as the creature gaped wide to let loose the first foul gust of flame.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye


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