Example Sentences

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Police have used tear gas to block demonstrators from swarming government buildings in La Paz, where protest blockades have depleted food supplies and pushed prices up.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But instead of fighting, both sides have doubled down on dueling blockades that are hard to undo without one side blinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Submarines helped cripple the Japanese economy late in World War II, he added, and the British used blockades centuries ago to flex their economic might.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It will have little effect on the current blockades.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

As we drove past the burning blockades, it felt like we were inside an oven.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah