blockage

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Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway, whose blockage has sent prices soaring globally.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“In a way, therefore, the U.S. has become indispensable in filling the supply gap created by Iran’s blockage of the Strait.”

From Barron's • May 4, 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

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