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n. - An immovable mass of tree trunks blocking a river; Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity.

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  • The legislation ran into a logjam
  • The only way out of this logjam is more funding - and that's not going to happen.
  • This logjam is caused by an inferior computer system that increases the time-per-claim processing time.
  • So, fixing a short-term logjam by sending Saunders to the minors -- undoubtedly the plan when spring training ended -- won't be so easy if he's producing.
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