traffic jam
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A circulation pattern over Europe is creating "the equivalent of a traffic jam in the atmosphere which locks in heat", Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“We’re going to see a traffic jam of patch releases and system downtimes as companies try to apply these patches.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
"But we don't yet know whether the action that starts the ridge just isn't happening or whether the traffic jam afterward isn't happening," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
"It's not like a traffic jam that becomes chaotic."
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
The traffic jam at the ropes grew with each arriving climber, so those at the rear of the scrum fell farther and farther behind.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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