jams

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As the World Cup landed in the U.S. for the first time in three decades, international soccer fans have been acquainting themselves with the distinctly American pleasures of barbecue, highway traffic jams and Texas summers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

In Mozart’s opera, Tamino, a prince in a fairyland of mystic temples and mystifying gods, relies on his supernatural flute that turn sorrow into joy to get him out of jams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The threat of new strikes on south Beirut's suburbs sent people fleeing the densely populated area in huge traffic jams linking the area to the capital city, AFP images showed.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

These molecular "traffic jams" reduced the production of healthy proteins and increased protein aggregation.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

It was still dark, Dad had his window cracked, letting some air in, and he had changed the music from slow jams to nineties hip-hop.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds