blockage
Example Sentences
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If the blockage went on long enough, many countries could have entered a recession, which is never good for energy companies.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Like a traffic jam, even a small blockage in a single sea lane can snarl backward long after the wreckage clears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The longer the blockage lasts the greater the impact on global supplies of oil, gas and fertiliser, with a worldwide knock-on impact expected on the prices of fuel, electricity, food and medicines.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
He set about explaining heart attacks: the narrowed artery, the blockage, the partial muscle death.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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