gummed

Example Sentences

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Talks on the biennial Nebraska budget have also been gummed up.

From New York Times

The sudden influx of AI stories "gummed up the process," said Elison, an alarming uptick that was notable not only for its abruptness but for the quality of the stories.

From Salon

Establishments that listed only a business address gummed up the system and prevented collections from starting, the Treasury inspector general said in a report to the Office of Special Counsel, which first flagged the issue.

From Washington Times

The lockdown in Shanghai in April and May “gummed up industrial production, logistics and retail in a very important part of China,” Buckley said.

From New York Times

Dockworkers stopped work for eight days, a move that gummed up U.S. supply chains and siphoned an estimated $8 billion from the Southern California economy.

From Reuters