closure

Example Sentences

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Its near-total closure is impacting global supplies of important commodities including oil, liquefied natural gas and fertilizer and leading to sharp rises in energy prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz closure caused the largest global oil supply disruption, according to the International Energy Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In 2009, he told me, he worked on a graduate research project on exactly that chokepoint: how critical it was, how catastrophic its closure would be for the global economy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The cost of living is also being partly blamed for the closure, with footfall for the restaurant also down.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I wish that made me feel some sense of relief or closure, but the victory was hollow.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson