gummed

Example Sentences

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That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

It also could take a long time for Saudi Arabia to actually take possession of the jets and the process could get gummed up in Congress or derailed by other developments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

For as long as the process is gummed up in parliament, ministers can point to it being gummed up in parliament.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

The sap must have gummed up the works, because a deafening crack echoed down the mountainside.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia