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congestions

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plural of congestion

as in traffic

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Joseph Manjack caught a pair of passes for 27 yards on Denver’s opening drive of the third quarter, including an impressive grab over the middle in heavy traffic.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The latest figures mark a slight improvement from the previous week, when traffic was just 4% of pre-war levels, according to the UKMTO.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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