invasion
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Oil prices surged, for instance, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
But fuel prices remain below the levels reached in summer 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when petrol reached 191.5p and diesel hit 199p a litre.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The last time the MAS tightened policy settings was in October 2022, the year that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent global inflation soaring, causing many central banks to hike rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
He cited the Gulf War in 1990 involving Iraq’s surprise invasion of Kuwait as the “closest analog to the current environment when it comes to how oil prices affect U.S. equity valuations.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
“She was very surprised to hear that she’d arranged an invasion of France.”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing invasion
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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