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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
Examples of logjam in a Sentence
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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The London Screenings are a diary logjam for international buyers, with numerous events happening in and around Soho.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The market is in a logjam — with those who have low-rate mortgages from a few years ago mostly refusing to sell.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Still, the Red Sox will have a logjam in the outfield this season.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
At the top of her reform agenda, Senate President Karen Spilka wants to prevent the biennial Beacon Hill logjam by moving up the date committees have to report for or against bills from 13 months into the two-year session to within the first year.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The market is in a logjam — with those who have low-rate mortgages from a few years ago mostly refusing to sell.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Still, the Red Sox will have a logjam in the outfield this season.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
At the top of her reform agenda, Senate President Karen Spilka wants to prevent the biennial Beacon Hill logjam by moving up the date committees have to report for or against bills from 13 months into the two-year session to within the first year.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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