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congestion

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as in traffic

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Recent Examples of congestion Each new batch of Imax tickets brought congestion on CGV’s servers, followed by fresh sellouts. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The earthquake also triggered massive traffic congestion as thousands of people attempted to return home. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Another effort was the Pacific Coast Highway Signal Synchronization Project aimed at improving traffic flow, congestion and safety on the roadway. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The expansion will address current and future congestion, improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, Broomfield said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 The majority reflects a congestion problem that is getting worse, not better, despite some investments and lots of complaining, the study says. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Crowd congestion is certainly common around these parts, but can be escaped pretty easily and avoided entirely if guests make use of their location to visit these sites early in the morning. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Tow trucks also took hours, city officials said, to reach the disabled vehicles due to the very same traffic congestion. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Ironically, SpaceX’s video might also raise concerns about orbital congestion and collisions. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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With Tar & Roses’ proximity to the Santa Monica Mountains, Kirschner said the Palisades fires also led to a sustained drop in restaurant traffic.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The aforementioned 3-terabyte attack evolved continuously, from multiple vectors, with shifting techniques and waves of traffic.

— Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Hot, smoky conditions forced residents in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano to flee and created traffic gridlock from Orange County to Oceanside as the key north-south highway was impacted by multiple fires just miles apart.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Democrats must decide whether to take the deal in front of them or, possibly with a congressional majority next year, craft a version more to their liking that may be met with staunch GOP opposition and, thus, gridlock purgatory yet again.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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