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clog

[klog, klawg] / klɒg, klɔg /




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Birkenstock CEO Oliver Reichert highlighted the trend during the sandal and clog maker’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The natural option, a blue-green microalgae called spirulina, proved to be too costly and thick in consistency, causing factory equipment to clog during candy production.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Already, the excess heat in the tank has caused the MMA to harden and clog the failing tank’s valves, rendering it impossible for crews to drain the dangerous chemical or add stabilizing agents, Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

There was also a demonstration of Appalachian clog dancing, watched keenly by the King and Queen, in a kind of impromptu royal variety show.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

She clomps down the hall—she’s on a clog kick lately—and sticks her head in my room.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

The company reduced sales of its namesake foam clogs to wholesalers and cut back on direct-to-consumer discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, the company provided fewer pairs of the Crocs brand’s classic clogs to wholesalers in response to slower sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"I mean, people have asked here if when he pops his clogs ... can he be stuffed for the museum?"

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

When a New York Times reporter tried to interview a woman in a chef’s apron and clogs carrying a flower bouquet, she ran back to her van.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

Billy looked up at the face that went with the clogs.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Despite the area’s more-affordable home prices and rents, some homes are packed with occupants sharing costs, resulting in driveways and yards clogged with a half-dozen or more vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“At first, I heard it was clogged arteries. Because he did have clogged arteries. He had a problem with that,” he said.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

The city of about 35,000 has always considered itself an island of Old California, even as clogged roads and McMansions blemished the once-pristine hills.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Flooding in Accra is exacerbated by a poor drainage system, including clogged gutters and the construction of illegal structures on waterways.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

But Ugwu’s thirst clogged his ears and muffled their words.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The animals also showed greater protection against atherosclerosis, the artery clogging disease linked to heart attacks and strokes.

From Science Daily May 25, 2026

The issue, he said, was with the vent line clogging.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

"Engineers have been using the vent heaters to melt any potential ice that may be clogging the line," Nasa said, adding that they were continuing to orient the vent toward the Sun.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

That might mean a lot of fish getting caught up and clogging the system, including the endangered twaite shad.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

I could feel a lump clogging up my throat; I wasn’t even sure why.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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