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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
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In the end, two things helped break the logjam: Andretti Global’s operations were taken over by the investor Dan Towriss, effectively sidelining Mario’s son Michael Andretti from this project.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Prieto, whom the Orioles signed out of Cuba in January 2022, was believed to be blocked behind Baltimore’s infield prospect logjam of Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Norby.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
Armstrong has said that the right side of the defense is set with Parayko, Faulk and Kessel, which leaves a logjam of six left-shot defensemen for a few as four spots: Leddy, Krug, Suter, Perunovich, Tucker and Joseph.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
The era of violent populism is likely to continue and even worsen, with growing polarization, logjams in decision-making in Washington, and increasing risks of political upheaval.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Prieto, whom the Orioles signed out of Cuba in January 2022, was believed to be blocked behind Baltimore’s infield prospect logjam of Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Norby.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
Armstrong has said that the right side of the defense is set with Parayko, Faulk and Kessel, which leaves a logjam of six left-shot defensemen for a few as four spots: Leddy, Krug, Suter, Perunovich, Tucker and Joseph.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
The era of violent populism is likely to continue and even worsen, with growing polarization, logjams in decision-making in Washington, and increasing risks of political upheaval.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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