closure
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“Global oil reserves are falling fast, and markets are not pricing an extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz, meaning that upside risks to oil prices loom,” said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"This confusion, this limbo haunts us," he said, describing the absence of closure about what had happened.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It now believes the Iran war and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for global gas and oil, might have changed the momentum.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
“I have long opposed private detention facilities and advocated against them. I will continue to call for the closure of Delaney Hall because of reports like these.”
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Similarly, a musical answer should also contain part of the question, plus have a sense of closure or finality.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing closure
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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Common Core Grade 6, List 2
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