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

And Sharon withdrew on his own terms, maintaining Israel’s blockade of the strip, controlling all access by land, sea and air.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Zelensky claimed that Russia was attempting to disrupt the summit by pressuring countries not to attend, through threats of a blockade of agricultural goods, chemical goods, and energy.

From BBC

Southern California appeared to be under siege from a blockade.

From New York Times

One such group of therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors or blockade, prevent the tumor from turning T cells off.

From Science Daily