traffic jam
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traffic jams
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That photo of the traffic jam went viral and sparked a conversation about dangerous overcrowding on the world's tallest peak.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Residents have also physically blocked entry into the charging stations, or stopped their cars to cause a traffic jam of autonomous vehicles, a tactic some residents have taken to calling “stacking the Waymos.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
Like a traffic jam, even a small blockage in a single sea lane can snarl backward long after the wreckage clears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
My timing is perfect, and I wind up in a traffic jam.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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