congestion

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There is an additional problem, too: Taxes on gasoline are supposed to charge drivers for some of the costs their driving imposes on everyone else – carbon emissions, local air pollution, congestion and crashes.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

“Fuel supplies are tightening and congestion is up at fueling hubs,” Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But the congestion remains - and in this Senedd election the issue has returned, courtesy of some of the parties battling to win the 7 May election.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"The port of Jeddah is not at all sized to handle such import volumes and a port congestion situation is emerging," Arthur Barillas de The, cofounder of freight forwarder Ovrsea, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

And what about the prescription drugs I’ve been taking for a chronic nasal congestion problem?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich