blockage
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Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway whose blockage has send prices soaring.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
And analysts are warning the supply crunch stemming from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz will last months, if not a year or more—longer than the closure of the Middle Eastern waterway itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The White House keeps claiming that victory is near on Iran, which keeps people aware that the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could end without warning, Lynch said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
They clatter and scatter, creating a terrible blockage and commotion.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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