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

Should Beijing indeed attack Taiwan outright or, as appears more likely, impose a crippling economic blockade on the island, Trump seems unlikely to risk a war with China.

From Salon

A spokesperson on 26 November said that Palestinians were facing “facing critical shortages of supplies and services, as well as severe overcrowding and poor hygiene conditions” due to the blockade.

From BBC

Diverse voices of rebellion are growing ever more pointed, with increasing protests and blockades.

From Salon

A South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be lifted.

From BBC