congestion

Example Sentences

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Operators are cushioned through fixed-price fleet cards for diesel and higher container storage income from expected port congestion, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, it can work alongside them, handling high-capacity data traffic in indoor environments and reducing congestion on radio-based systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

This large server footprint helps reduce congestion, improve connection stability and makes it easier to find a nearby server.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Rankin explained many of his constituents live under the Heathrow flight path and were worried about aircraft noise as well as traffic congestion.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But as the days turned into weeks, into months, into years, the day-in, day-out smells, sights, and sounds that accompany extreme congestion crowded the minds of the people, leaving room for little else.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield