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gridlock
US /ˈgrɪdlɑ:k/
・UK /ˈgrɪdlɒk/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounTraffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
I would like to go to the meeting but I'm stuck in a gridlock
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Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- of partisan gridlock. If elected, in your case, if re-elected, in your case, what would
of partisan gridlock. If elected, in your case, if re-elected, in your case, what would
Police Intercept Kidnapping By Accident | Motorway Cops | Blue Light
- More than 6,000 vehicles use this stretch of road every hour, and the blockage is threatening to cause gridlock as far as Doncaster, eight miles away.
More than 6,000 vehicles use this stretch of road every hour, and the blockage is threatening to cause gridlock as far as Doncaster, eight miles away.
Scientists confirm discovery of a new species in Japan | February 27, 2024
- And that's the point. Starting a third year of full-scale war against the Russian invasion, they are heavily outmanned and vital weapons and ammunition for their fight are tangled up in Washington's political gridlock.
And that's the point. Starting a third year of full-scale war against the Russian invasion, they are heavily outmanned and vital weapons and ammunition for their fight are tangled up in Washington's political gridlock.
- They are heavily outmanned and vital weapons and ammunition for their fight are tangled up in Washington's political gridlock.
They are heavily outmanned and vital weapons and ammunition for their fight are tangled up in Washington's political gridlock.
President Obama Re-Elected for Second Term
- By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
- and dreams won't end all the gridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking
and dreams won't end all the gridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking
Stanford Roundtable 2014: The climate conversation you haven’t heard
- No, but if public policy is in gridlock on this issue, part of the reason is that in certain parts of the country, the religion is saying it's not real.
No, but if public policy is in gridlock on this issue, part of the reason is that in certain parts of the country, the religion is saying it's not real.
- >> No, but if, if, if public policy is in gridlock on this issue.
>> No, but if, if, if public policy is in gridlock on this issue.
2013 Sequestration: Cuts to the U.S. Federal Budget and U.S. Government Finance
- In the meantime, we can't let political gridlock around the budget stand in the way of other areas where we can make progress.
In the meantime, we can't let political gridlock around the budget stand in the way of other areas where we can make progress.
- In the meantime, we can't let political gridlock around the budget stand in the way of other
In the meantime, we can't let political gridlock around the budget stand in the way of other
President Obama Speaks on Climate Change
- But this is a challenge that does not pause for partisan gridlock.
But this is a challenge that does not pause for partisan gridlock.
- for partisan gridlock.
for partisan gridlock.
The Simple Solution to Traffic
- And when one backs up to the next, that's when city-sized gridlock cascades happen, taking forever to clear.
And when one backs up to the next, that's when city-sized gridlock cascades happen, taking forever to clear.
- Now, in multi-lane highways, there needs be no chicken to start gridlock.
Now, in multi-lane highways, there needs be no chicken to start gridlock.
How Not To Get Stuck In Traffic
- to that of a compacted solid. Once the particles/cars reach a critical density, gridlock happens.
to that of a compacted solid. Once the particles/cars reach a critical density, gridlock happens.
- One of the key reasons gridlock happens is our inability to maintain a constant speed.
One of the key reasons gridlock happens is our inability to maintain a constant speed.
France's Prime Minister resigns after less than a month on the job
- France descending into deeper political gridlock.
France descending into deeper political gridlock.
- And the danger, of course, at this stage is, as you mentioned alluded to in your question just then, Becky, that as this political gridlock continues, which is likely to as long as he's president, there's simply no way around that.
And the danger, of course, at this stage is, as you mentioned alluded to in your question just then, Becky, that as this political gridlock continues, which is likely to as long as he's president, there's simply no way around that.