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logjam

[lawg-jam, log-] / ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg- /






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Of course, there’s a big difference between being at a logjam atop the leaderboard on Friday and lifting the Harton S. Semple Trophy on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

New memory factories aren’t slated to come online until the middle of next year, and the logjam may not clear until 2028.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

BMA resident doctor leader Dr Jack Fletcher said that Murray had wasted "a genuine opportunity to break this logjam with fresh energy and ambition".

From BBC May 27, 2026

The S&P 500 is expensive on 18 of 20 metrics and a private-equity logjam could force big investors to dump stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Hastie was evidently determined to break the racial logjam in the War Department, yet unlike many civil rights advocates he seemed willing to pay the price of slow progress to obtain lasting improvement.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor




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