hostilities

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Its latest quarterly economic outlook, published Wednesday, reported overall nervousness about the challenges facing the global economy — in particular, the hostilities in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

—Oil prices climbed 2% as hostilities in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urged all sides "to respect the cessation of hostilities".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The official said this would create space for gradual de-escalation and an effective cessation of hostilities.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

On Nissan Island in the South Pacific, for example, spraying had been carried on intensively during the Second World War, but was stopped when hostilities came to an end.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson