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beleaguerment

noun

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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State officials downplayed the threat of a prolonged siege, dismissing the prospect of weekly disruptions as standard white noise.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
History fans should look out for the climb up to the Château de Montségur, once a stronghold of the Cathar religious rebels, and scene of a bloody siege in 1244.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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Iran’s closure and America’s subsequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz locked in a fifth of the world’s oil supply.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of Iranian ports.

— John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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