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

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

December’s quarter-point rate cut, the sixth since the Fed resumed easing in September 2024, could be the last for a while if shortages from the Strait of Hormuz’s blockage worsen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl