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A major issue in the talks is traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital global conduit for oil shipments that has come under Iranian control since the outbreak of the war.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Vision 2030 helped shift the conversation, as did the parade of major sports and entertainment events that started coming to Saudi Arabia from 2016, hugely transforming both its internal reality and its outside image.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
In response, researchers are stacking circuits, but this nascent approach faces major hurdles such as overheating and requires engineers to write more sophisticated code to coordinate the different layers of circuits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
However, the researchers faced a major challenge because they had only one confirmed specimen.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
But then in the spring of 1966, a major breakthrough took place.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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