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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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He added that it was unlikely the blockade alone would force the regime to rapidly capitulate in talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends,” the president told reporters in Phoenix.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At least four vessels tracked from Iranian ports appear to have crossed a US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Like a ticking clock, the administration’s hope is that pressure on Iran’s oil industry will increase the longer the blockade endures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Yegey in the Hall of the Thirty-Three today: “I unalterably oppose this blockade of grain-exports to Karhide, and the spirit of competition that motivates it.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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