blockade
Example Sentences
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Asia is particularly exposed to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC
Avila was among the organizers of a flotilla that had tried to bring aid to Gaza last year despite a naval blockade.
From Barron's
But even before the crippling fuel blockade was imposed, many young Cubans were thinking twice before starting a family on the island.
From BBC
The Vatican is trying to encourage a diplomatic solution between the U.S. and the island, where it’s worried about worsening humanitarian consequences from the U.S.’s oil blockade.
An effective Iranian blockade has paralyzed commercial shipping through the crucial maritime chokepoint, which in peacetime sees a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas pass through it.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
