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as in jam
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
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as in halt
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
efforts to break the logjam in the talks between union and management
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Recent Examples of logjam
Many importers then quietly used the San Pedro ports to store containers, causing a logjam of ships waiting to berth and gumming up the entire supply chain system.
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
So, there’s a ton of dry powder that needs to be deployed, there’s a logjam of companies that need to be sold, but there’s still a valuation disconnect.
—Nick Leopard, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Glory be to god for logjams, the antediluvian dark,
for being a supply of goodness outpacing demand
because so many prefer their egos’ endless ranting
to the suggestion of a different narrator or narrative.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But not before hitting his first homer the week prior, on his birthday.
2012 and 2013: Turf toe and a logjam of outfielders keep Blackmon from earning a starting job during his first few part-time seasons in the bigs.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
So, there’s a ton of dry powder that needs to be deployed, there’s a logjam of companies that need to be sold, but there’s still a valuation disconnect.
—Nick Leopard, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Glory be to god for logjams, the antediluvian dark,
for being a supply of goodness outpacing demand
because so many prefer their egos’ endless ranting
to the suggestion of a different narrator or narrative.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But not before hitting his first homer the week prior, on his birthday.
2012 and 2013: Turf toe and a logjam of outfielders keep Blackmon from earning a starting job during his first few part-time seasons in the bigs.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
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Glasper uses these shows to showcase the catalog of his collaborators and add a live, band-centric flair to the jams that everyone already loves.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The nose features plum jam, vanilla, and spice notes of mace, nutmeg, and cola.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Power Of Connected Manufacturing In today’s manufacturing plants, when a motor seizes up, the assembly line comes to a halt.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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And everything that people hate about politics went on steroids: after Trump abused his power, work on anything productive out of Washington ground to a halt.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Casemiro broke the deadlock minutes after the half-hour mark, heading home from a Luke Shaw freekick.Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Johnson broke a 23-23 deadlock to make Chicago the largest American city to call for a cease-fire.Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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For example, if customer support is a bottleneck, LLMs can automate common inquiries, freeing up human agents to handle complex issues.Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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There is no bottleneck in production, but rather a glut of supply worldwide.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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These results are assessed by Darrow Wealth Management, which also finds that political gridlock, where different parties control the Presidency, Senate and House are historically the best outcome for markets.Simon Moore, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Trump with handcuffs: If a President Trump were constrained by Democratic control of at least one chamber of Congress, Washington would plunge into an epic power struggle and gridlock.Axios, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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The impasse left thousands of former public employees scrambling to determine whether to ditch the health insurer or risk not being allowed back to visit doctors, specialists and medical teams that some seniors have been seeing for years, if not decades.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent developments indicate that the Boeing impasse could be near an end.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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