gulf
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Container-shipping operators have suspended services in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and are re-routing vessels to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
This sober reflection on imperial overreach had several U.S. productions in the era of the First and Second Gulf Wars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
US Central Command said on Wednesday it had shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was trying to break the blockade.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Macron said on X he told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday of his "deep concern" at escalation in the Gulf region amid stalling peace talks.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The children, Peter and Elizabeth, were wildly excited, and had hardly left the deck since the liner had entered the Gulf.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing gulf
The United States
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