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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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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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Yet despite broad bipartisan support, the ACP is likely to lapse amidst political logjam over a host of other issues.
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Carey L. Biron, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
California lawmakers could soon clear a governmental logjam that has held up dozens of studies related to addiction treatment, psychedelics or other federally restricted drugs.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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Carey L. Biron, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
California lawmakers could soon clear a governmental logjam that has held up dozens of studies related to addiction treatment, psychedelics or other federally restricted drugs.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for logjam
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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