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gridlock

[grid-lok] / ˈgrɪdˌlɒk /


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Gridlock, she observes, negatively affects legislative efforts to prevent economic crisis, which lowers expected returns and discourages corporate investment.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Erica added they were "really interested in the episode Gridlock", where the Doctor goes from vehicle to vehicle speaking to people to try and figure out why they are all stuck.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

According to the 2025 Career Gridlock Report from Resume Now, 60% of U.S. workers have stayed in a role longer than they wanted, even though 66% believed that changing careers could improve their happiness.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Gridlock on major streets will stop a bus as easily as a car or truck.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Gridlock generated road rage as world leaders and their cohorts of diplomats traveling in heavily policed caravans began taking over downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2022




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