blockade against
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Used to indicate the target of the blockade.
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Examples (10)
- There was a clear need to enforce the naval blockade against the country.
- The international community imposed an economic blockade against the rogue state.
- Many diplomats argued for lifting the long-standing trade blockade against the island nation.
- The historical records detail a tight blockade against the port city during the war.
- The coalition threatened to establish a total blockade against all shipments to the enemy.
- The medical blockade against the region has led to a severe shortage of essential supplies.
- The corporation created a legal blockade against competitors trying to enter the market.
- Is maintaining a financial blockade against the regime the most effective course of action?
- A partial blockade against non-essential goods was seen as a compromise.
- The food blockade against the civilian population was condemned as a violation of human rights.