lane
Example Sentences
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Traffic through the strait - one of the world's busiest shipping lanes - has slowed down by about 95% since the Iran war began on 28 February.
From BBC
The geography of the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping lanes are just 2 miles wide, gives Iran unique power over the global economy.
Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton is thousands of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, but he’s seeing the early fallout from the shipping lane’s effective closure as fighting continues in and around Iran.
From MarketWatch
But those platforms are powered by energy, and that energy comes from one of the world’s most dangerous shipping lanes.
From Barron's
Pirro, asked last week whether the appeal would further delay Warsh’s confirmation, was direct: “I don’t care. I’m in a legal lane. The rest is just white noise.”
From Barron's
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