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But the sinus’s drainage pathways go direct into the nose, making it prone to regular blockage and infection, a developmental byproduct rather than a purposeful adaptation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

“For markets, the Strait is the only thing that matters, because its blockage was most pernicious for the global economy,” said Thierry Wizman, a strategist at Macquarie Group.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway, whose blockage has sent prices soaring globally.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

China is less exposed than other Asian economies to shortages of oil and gas after Tehran's blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

He set about explaining heart attacks: the narrowed artery, the blockage, the partial muscle death.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

To help ease blockages at the airport, an "automated people mover" train connecting it to the city's sparse subway system was scheduled to go into service in 2023.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

These blockages interfere with the brain's ability to clear harmful substances and may appear well before clear dementia symptoms develop.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026

"It's a nightmare," Grant Mitchell, Severn Trent's head of blockages says, as we survey a small mountain of wipes.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

In one recent example, teams of tiny magnetic robots—each about the size of a grain of sand—cleared blockages in artificial blood vessels by forming chains to push through the obstructions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

The net’s original designers dealt with that imperfection by providing for the network to steer data away from blockages or other problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025