blockade
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Meade was skeptical that the U.S. would be able to maintain a strict blockade of the strait for a sustained period.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
The US president said the blockade would not be lifted until an agreement had been reached.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“It must have been worth the risk to try to run the blockade, but they chose poorly,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Troops on land stood by to engage Octavian’s army once Mark Antony’s ships broke through the blockade.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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