blockade
Example Sentences
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While traffic has almost returned to normal, some petrol stations that closed at the start of the blockade have not yet reopened, AFP journalists reported.
From Barron's
The USDA’s announcement of the blockade didn’t tie the screwworm peril to immigration, illegal or otherwise, but to commercial imports.
From Los Angeles Times
A highly publicised sweep starting in February saw around 7,000 alleged scammers repatriated and Thailand enact a cross-border internet blockade.
From Barron's
The west African nation's ruling junta is locked in an ongoing battle against jihadists, who recently started a fuel blockade on the country while extending their influence across a large swathe of territory.
From Barron's
Speaking to lawmakers in parliament on Nov. 7, Takaichi said that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as its own, would threaten Japan’s survival.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
