as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the devastating beleaguerment of Leningrad that lasted from September 1941 to January 1944
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With the help of officers from the New York Police Department, Columbia laid a brutal siege on its own student body: more than seven hundred arrested, more than one hundred injured.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025 -
In 1866, a white mob laid siege to those attempting to amend the state’s constitution to enfranchise Black voters, in what became known as the Mechanics Institute Massacre.—
Chelsea Stieber,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Israel did permit supplies to enter Gaza earlier this year during a ceasefire, but resumed a blockade several weeks ago.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Two days after the Hamas attacks on October 7 2023, Israel announced a full blockade of aid entering Gaza including electricity, fuel, and water.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 May 2025
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“Beleaguerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerment. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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