hostilities

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The report said the US had also made clear it would only cease hostilities when Tehran engages in formal peace negotiations.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Also like 1990, prices started rising before the war started, and were already above the 200-DMA when hostilities began.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

John Healey and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin will co-chair the meeting, where the coalition partners are expected to outline how they might police maritime traffic once hostilities cease.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A barrel of Brent crude, the global benchmark, averaged around $100 in March, with peaks of $120, compared with $70 before hostilities began in late February.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

In his old age this same total warfare had come back to roost as total hatred, as the most modem of hostilities.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White