as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the devastating beleaguerment of Leningrad that lasted from September 1941 to January 1944
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Upon examination, the team revealed a sheet of papyrus inside the mummy’s abdomen that contained text from the Iliad, the ancient Greek poet Homer’s epic account of the siege of Troy.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Lebanese government officials, including President Joseph Aoun, and press freedom campaigners urged Israel to lift the siege.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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His capture provoked at least eight highway blockades by criminal groups on the highways surrounding the border city of Reynosa.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Workers in India’s textile hub of Surat are returning home after an LPG crisis linked to the Iran blockade left households without cooking gas for days, potentially hollowing out production capacity as peak season approaches.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Beleaguerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerment. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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