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[jam] / dʒæm /




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They were heading towards the Chinese border when they became stuck in what they thought was a traffic jam.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

I like the brunch place where a waiter knows I want blackberry jam with my Texas toast, and I know what his nieces have been reading lately.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Twenty years ago, while still an undergraduate at the Juilliard School of Music—before his seven seasons as bandleader for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” or his eight Grammy Awards—Jon Batiste attended a jam session.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"We need to keep talking, but now we need to set conditions," is the view of Najia the jam maker.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

She walked over to her jam jar and glared at me and bawked some more.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

There were also traffic jams of cars trying to leave Fourka and Siviri.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Heavy on grooves and jams, this album sometimes feels unfocused and indulgent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Hostess donuts and cupcakes, it turned out, are surprisingly unlike Smucker jams, peanut butter and coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

A century later, in 1900, when sugar was used in jams, cakes, syrups, and tea, and every modern country was filled with factories, world production of sugar reached six million tons.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Late in the season, he jammed his left elbow sliding into home plate, jarring loose some bone chips.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

As Morrison jammed in the kitchen, Hansard said his request for one of his songs was met with a gruff response from Morrison.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Subway exits were also barricaded and mobile internet was jammed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Not helping matters is the fact that Congress already is jammed with several bills that many lawmakers want to pass before the recess.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Ayanna put Gum Baby down, and, with a promise to talk later, dashed to the rear and jammed her staff into a knothole.

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

L3Harris provides waveforms and radios that can help circumvent the type of electronic jamming that Russia has been using to disrupt Ukrainian drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The National Trust said the practice of jamming a coin into the causeway had started years ago but had become problematic as it increased in scale over the last decade.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Their presence gives “The Terminal Crew of Dudes” an intimacy that feels less like a comedy special and more like friends jamming and trying to make each other laugh.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

London also announced it will share with Kyiv the intellectual property behind a new battle-tested electronic jamming capability it has dubbed "Stone Cloak".

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

They weren’t like jamming with the Bluesmen, knowing when to come in, how to play against and with other musicians.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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