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Recent Examples of blockage
According to recent reporting, a cargo ship rammed into a lock gate on the Moselle River, creating a traffic standstill that could last months—a dire situation reminiscent of the blockage in the Suez Canal.
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Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Pneumatic pumps are one of several tools that are used to treat the symptoms of lymphatic blockages.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Except when cellular service is sparse ... Say, in an area that's highly prone to landslides and road blockages, or where passes frequently need to be shut down due to snow in the colder months.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
But when they're swallowed, those beads quickly expand to many times their original size, causing bowel blockages.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Pneumatic pumps are one of several tools that are used to treat the symptoms of lymphatic blockages.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Except when cellular service is sparse ... Say, in an area that's highly prone to landslides and road blockages, or where passes frequently need to be shut down due to snow in the colder months.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
But when they're swallowed, those beads quickly expand to many times their original size, causing bowel blockages.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
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Yet, many aspects of women’s healthcare remain rigid, impersonal and filled with barriers.Mallory Walsh, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The state has sought to erect barriers around practices that put the elderly at risk for financial abuse.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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Taiwanese officials said last week that China had held its biggest maritime drills around the island in years, deploying around 90 ships from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea and simulating attacks on foreign vessels and sea route blockades.Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 17 Dec. 2024
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The underlying tensions connected to Israel’s pre–October 7 blockade of Gaza—the very tensions that fueled Hamas’s initial attack—have not been addressed.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The obstruction took place to protest the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, along with other domestic issues.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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What To Know Lamond, 48, was found guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements on Monday following a non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Within a big open dining area underneath a cathedral ceiling, sturdy stone walls and antler light fixtures, this place supplies tourists and locals with burgers, soups, sandwiches, tacos and plenty of other American comfort food.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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The project involves the demolition of an existing warehouse on the site and the removal of one of its stone walls to create three educational buildings, as well as a perimeter entrance.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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There’s also the question of whether WBD will honor the promise to let DC Studios proceed without interference — a promise already undermined by the fact casting for Superman had to be approved through a committee of studio execs including Warner President and CEO David Zaslav.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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What's New The European Union has launched an investigation into TikTok over its role in Romania's recent presidential election, annulled following allegations of Russian interference.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Here are steps that can help ensure a smooth integration process, addressing potential obstacles and strategies to overcome them: 1.Brian Moroney, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But Republicans would have undone more had there been fewer procedural obstacles.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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Successful Democratic presidents, such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, were especially attentive to the ways in which teachers unions could be impediments to improving public education, and made a point of standing up to them.Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Although flagging military primacy is the most glaring impediment to national security, the United States cannot neglect the role of foreign aid, either.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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And here’s another surprise, alcohol can lower inhibition and impair judgement.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The other is that the meditators did get mentally fatigued, but their superior response inhibition enabled them to shake it off and stay on the treadmill.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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