blockade
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“It’s true that there’s a blockade against Cuba, but something good has to come out of all this,” said Iraida Ávila, who lives on the outskirts of Havana with her daughter, who has cystic fibrosis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
But for investors, the shift, if anything, appears to reinforce the view that the risk of a Beijing invasion or blockade of Taiwan in the near-term is limited.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“We have a blockade, which gives them no money, allows them no money.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The increase marks the first hike in automobile fuel prices in India since the war broke out in February, prompting Iran's near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The blockade would be lifted only when Khrushchev agreed to bring his missiles back home.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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