blockage

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Inflation expectations have already risen sharply after the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz sent energy costs higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Analysts have warned the knock-on impact of the Hormuz blockage could be an increase in the prices of a host of cutting-edge technologies, from smartphones to data centres.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And sometimes a slicer is not working fast enough but the bread keeps coming and there is a blockage.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon