free passage
Example Sentences
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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
But he was cool over a proposed British-French military mission to ensure free passage in the critical shipping bottleneck, saying the US did not need "much help".
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He thinks gas could sink to $3 a gallon on a quick resolution, or push close to $6 a gallon this summer without a clear agreement and free passage.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
From every camp come hymns to the principle of free passage without saying how to uphold it in present circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
