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blockade

[blo-kayd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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They have also struck multiple Saudi targets including oil infrastructure and the capital Riyadh while also announcing a naval blockade on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Since declaring a Saudi shipping blockade on July 20, the Houthis have struck seven vessels in the Red Sea and one on the Gulf of Aden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It called on students to blockade schools on Tuesday in defence of "their rights and against budget austerity".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It started a blockade and a devastating air campaign that persisted until a 2022 truce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The United States, meanwhile, had become a major supplier of arms to the Allies—by this time, because of the blockade of German ports, the only available buyers.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The blockades and protests started last week before spreading to hundreds of schools across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

But Nuñez said the demonstrations and blockades were "not very typical protest movements".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Kirchner, one of them, wanted to engage in acts of civil disobedience, such as blockades of OpenAI’s offices, to bring more attention to the cause, according to Elmore and others in the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Paz on June 20 declared a state of emergency after nearly two months of opposition road blockades over his handling of Bolivia's worst crisis in four decades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 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

At least 30 universities have also reportedly been blockaded, including campuses in Rennes and Paris.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

In recent weeks, the conflict has come to revolve around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries one-fifth of global oil output, remains largely blockaded as a stop-start US-Iran peace process unfolds, dealing a blow to Gulf exporters and sending energy prices soaring.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Leningrad, Russia’s old capital, was under attack and had been blockaded by the German army since September 8, 1941.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Current missions include intercepting Iranian missiles, providing cover for commercial ships in the strait and blockading Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

But Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN on Sunday: "I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it."

From BBC ● 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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