hostilities

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The UAE's foreign ministry called the strike an "unacceptable act of aggression" and said it had the right to respond to any hostilities.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Higher oil prices are big part of that, and Brent Crude rose again on Friday as the summit between U.S. and China failed to end hostilities in the Middle East.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It will depend on whether the U.S. and Iran end hostilities, whether the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened and whether oil prices come down again.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The recent flare-up in hostilities threatens to unravel the cease-fire, keeping risk premium in place, Nikos Tzabouras of Tradu says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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