blockage
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“For markets, the Strait is the only thing that matters, because its blockage was most pernicious for the global economy,” said Thierry Wizman, a strategist at Macquarie Group.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway whose blockage has send prices soaring.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
China is less exposed than other Asian economies to shortages of oil and gas after Tehran's blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
According to the report, Brendon also had a “markedly enlarged heart,” “moderate” blockage in some of his left arteries and small bowel inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
He set about explaining heart attacks: the narrowed artery, the blockage, the partial muscle death.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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