blockade
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The idea is to blockade Tehran, pressure its deeply wounded economy and force the regime to abandon its own blockade of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US naval blockade was only part of a broader economic embargo.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The Hero II then reappeared last month trying to breach the U.S. blockade before being intercepted by U.S. forces, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
At that time the aim was to produce nitrogen for explosives and fertilisers to circumvent a blockade which prevented certain raw materials being imported from Chile.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The word quarantine, he’d decided, sounded less warlike than blockade.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The American Civil War
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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