passable
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For investors, the critical question is when the Strait of Hormuz will be passable with lowered risk given the growing economic toll around the world.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
There are some communities, particularly in the mountains, where roads aren’t passable in the winter even in a four-wheel-drive pickup, Norton said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Euan Scott, from the firm's north west unit, said it was doing all it could to keep routes passable despite "very challenging weather conditions".
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Please do not assume a road will be passable just because it’s open.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
It could be days before the trail was passable again.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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