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The phrase "a blockade" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to an act of sealing off an area or preventing access to it, typically to enforce a restriction or to exert control over that area. Example: "The government has imposed a blockade on the port, preventing any ships from entering or leaving."
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like a blockade.
A blockade is a siege.
It got failure, the denial of our rights, a blockade — Arafat was caught in a blockade.
The policy was called a quarantine and not a blockade.
"Perfect for scooting past a blockade," he said.
Congress would only sharpen these fears by proposing a blockade.
But Kennedy turned first to diplomacy and a blockade.
We were on a canal, setting up a blockade.
Why is it a blockade so dangerous in Yemen?
So there will be sanctions and a blockade.
Israel has been enforcing a blockade of Gaza since 2007.
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