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conduit

[kon-dwit, -doo-it, -dyoo-it, -dit] / ˈkɒn dwɪt, -du ɪt, -dyu ɪt, -dɪt /


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The strait was previously the conduit for about one-fifth of the world’s output of crude and crude-oil products.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A major issue in the talks is traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital global conduit for oil shipments that has come under Iranian control since the outbreak of the war.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The route out of the oil-rich Gulf is typically the conduit for about 20% of the world’s petroleum supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

If the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for one-fifth of the world’s supply of crude oil, is officially reopened?

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The National Research Council, which had been founded in 1916 as a conduit of government funds to academic institutions but had been hobbled by political infighting and academic mistrust, became revivified in the postwar years.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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