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

Cut off from the outside world by fences and an Israeli maritime blockade, it has never felt like a truly independent place.

From BBC

Last week, Trump also pardoned 23 antiabortion extremists, including some who were convicted of violently invading and blockading an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2020, forcing it to temporarily shut down.

From Los Angeles Times

Students have taken the lead with the protests, halting traffic daily and blockading universities for months.

From BBC

Trump also pardoned 23 people convicted of blockading abortion clinics, an act that Trump called "peaceful," even though at least two people were injured during such altercations.

From Salon