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clog

[klog, klawg] / klɒg, klɔg /




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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

Abruptly capping wells is geologically hazardous: sudden pressure drops clog wellbores with heavy waxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

The flight crew had to adjust the spacecraft to point the vent toward the Sun to help clear the clog.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

The Navy acknowledged the reports of toilet problems in a statement last month, but cited ship leadership as saying that "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime."

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

Even though it was barely nine, tourists were just beginning to clog the sidewalks.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Wearing wooden clogs, Naresh Paswan uses a long iron bar to push fuel through dozens of fire holes that feed the kiln.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Crocs, the maker of its iconic foam clogs, is up 39% year to date, and trades just 2% below its 52 week high.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Instead of traditional chef’s whites, they’re reaching for Hedley and Bennett’s durable but refined cotton-linen smock and a pair of comfortable clogs.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Do I already have clogs from UGGs and Rothy’s?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

I didn’t even tell the Kellies that the dirtiest thing I can think of is sitting on a chair that clogs all the time and wiping butts with dry toilet paper.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

“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

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

Swap out your air filter: A clogged filter chokes airflow, forcing your AC to guzzle more power to do the same job.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

And big jeers to the New York taxi driver who decided to take a clogged route through Times Square on my less than one-mile trip to the Port Authority bus station Wednesday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

“The toilet’s been getting clogged up again,” I tell him.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

“The clogging of ships on both sides of this trade choke point, however, bears further consequences,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 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

“AI slop is clogging your brain,” warns NPR.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

As I sat under the tree, I sorted through the millions of messages still clogging my inbox.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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