traffic jam
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“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
During that time, there has been a direct line from the world's biggest traffic jam to rising petrol and diesel prices, higher airfares and swelling mortgage rates around the globe.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 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
“While the market has been caught in quite a traffic jam of negativity lately, its uptrend, while stalled, is far from derailed,” said Eric Clark, chief investment officer at the Accuvest Global Advisors investment group.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
A combine harvester'd made a slow traffic jam from Malvern Wells.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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