congestion

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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

Drivers have been advised to set off early in the morning, as congestion is likely to be at its worst from 10:00 BST each day between Thursday and Saturday, and on Easter Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

Right now, even without congestion, streaming delivers the game 45 seconds or more later than broadcast, which is about 15 seconds behind real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Flight 93, with thirty-seven passengers and seven crew members on board, had left Newark forty minutes late because of runway congestion.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin