free passage
Example Sentences
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Giving ships free passage through the Gulf waterway is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures on British families", Miliband said as he headed to Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
For decades vessels have been given free passage through the strait, through which more than a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies as well as fertiliser shipments and other vital goods flow.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It aims to establish a mechanism to impose fees for the free passage of the strait, nominally to pay for security and environmental costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Questions continue to surround the free passage of ships through the strait, with Bloomberg reporting Friday that Oman had told European officials that ships may be charged some fees to transit the waterway.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Germans had demanded free passage through neutral Belgium in order to attack France.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
