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traffic jam

noun as in traffic tie-up

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The good news is that last month, the Federal Reserve entered rate- cutting mode, meaning that sooner or later these great traffic jams of consumer wealth could come unstuck.

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The 23-year-old activist was scrolling through his social media feed in May, when he read complaints about how the high-profile marriage ceremony sparked huge traffic jams in the city of Bhaktapur.

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As often happens in a storm, almost everyone on the summit that day scrambled for the cables at once, creating a nightmarish traffic jam.

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Amid January’s historic firestorm in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the Sunset fire ignited in the Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon, prompting widespread evacuation orders and massive traffic jams as residents rushed to flee the area.

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Nearby residents said living next to the diner is “absolute hell” due to loud construction, traffic jams and giant movie screens blocking the view from their balconies.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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