blockade
Example Sentences
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They simulate a blockade of key Taiwanese ports including Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south, according to a Chinese military spokesperson and state media.
From Barron's
Their status as a safe haven asset in times of turmoil has also added to their allure amid geopolitical upheaval with US strikes in Nigeria and a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers.
From Barron's
The Bella 1, an oil tanker far larger than any Coast Guard ship, has been fleeing the U.S. blockade of sanctioned vessels heading in and out of Venezuela.
The new law carries prison terms of 15 to 20 years for people promoting or supporting such blockades, or fines of over a million dollars.
From Barron's
That would be the third tanker subject to interception under the blockade.
From Los Angeles Times
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