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Recent Examples of blockage
The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The flow-velocity through the seawater intake and distribution piping must be high enough to prevent buildup of mussels and other organisms that would cause a blockage.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
According to Gelb, Saudi authorities cited economic woes caused by the Iran War and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz as behind their decision to renege.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Apr. 2026
This is being mirrored in other major stock markets across Asia and Europe, despite growing concerns over global fuel and energy prices as a result of the war in Iran and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The flow-velocity through the seawater intake and distribution piping must be high enough to prevent buildup of mussels and other organisms that would cause a blockage.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
According to Gelb, Saudi authorities cited economic woes caused by the Iran War and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz as behind their decision to renege.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Apr. 2026
This is being mirrored in other major stock markets across Asia and Europe, despite growing concerns over global fuel and energy prices as a result of the war in Iran and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
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Inside a New York City welfare office, WELFARE reveals the human struggles, bureaucratic barriers, and impossible choices at the heart of the social safety net.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Construction crews building a barrier between the United States and Mexico damaged a 200-foot-long etching of a fish embedded in the land that is thought to be 1,000 years old, according to a report in the Washington Post.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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His capture provoked at least eight highway blockades by criminal groups on the highways surrounding the border city of Reynosa.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Workers in India’s textile hub of Surat are returning home after an LPG crisis linked to the Iran blockade left households without cooking gas for days, potentially hollowing out production capacity as peak season approaches.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Coastal and eastern areas offer more dramatic settings, but come with greater risk from haze and obstruction.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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The hearings stretched into July, when the Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of Congress.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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In a photo shared to Instagram Stories on Monday, April 14, the star, 58, sits on a stone wall overlooking crystal blue water with the Sydney Opera House behind her.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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After being shot, King drove a short distance before crashing into a stone wall.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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After one mistake too many and a little Machiavellian interference courtesy of his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor is stripped of his divine powers and banished to Earth, sentenced to live among the rest of us unworthy mortals.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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What truly mattered was protecting Britain’s trade with the European continent against French interference.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sixers, however, hadn’t considered the circumstances, the stakes, the resilience of an opponent with far bigger fish to fry than a second-round obstacle.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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All of this creates significant obstacles to its use as fuel for nuclear weapons.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The writer may find that the instructor is also aware of the counting and doesn’t see it as an impediment to a productive group workout.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Stuck in the desert somewhere just south of the American border, Zendaya’s desperate, unreasonably chipper addict is trying to get a duffel bag filled with who knows what from Chihuahua back to California, but her off-road route is filled with impediments.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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This shift from inhibition to activation requires a fundamentally different toolkit — and a different kind of researcher.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Apr. 2026
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However, the unique culture of our city often overpowers these inhibitions, and the sight of NYPD officers patrolling as modern-day knights on horseback is a reassuring testament to that strength.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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