congested

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This two-crew system allows the workload to be divided up, particularly in a congested air environment where the pilot is trying to evade threats.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Users can switch between multiple servers per region if one becomes congested or blocked.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But these overland routes are too congested, expensive and insufficient to make up for the paralysis of traditional routes, Schneider said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

More than 100 containerships are trapped in the Persian Gulf while others have been diverted to nearby ports that are expected to become congested as they are forced to handle extra cargoes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The streets had become so congested that the city issued an emergency decree to suspend the trolley service until after the parade because there was no room for the passengers to disembark downtown.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling