blockage

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Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Philippines, have implemented energy-saving measures due to the Strait’s partial blockage.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“The U.S. stepping back from physically reopening the artery means the market now has to price a world where the blockage lingers, but the war premium fades at the margin,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The oil market’s main worry has been the blockage of the strait, which is locking in millions of barrels a day of supply and causing some production to be shut in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

South East Asia, in particular, is highly exposed to the blockage in the Persian Gulf.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times