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In 1979, the US passed the Taiwan Relations Act which states that the US can "provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character" - which is why it continues to sell weapons to Taiwan.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, three tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, which facilitated Wednesday’s decline in crude oil prices and bolstered market sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A march by hundreds of Indigenous farmers and transport workers in La Paz passed off peacefully.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Reports that a total of 26 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours also helped ease global oil-supply worries and contributed to the fall in prices.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

She would have been quite happy to sit around the counter and catch the scent of every plate of food passed out to customers all night if it weren’t for her stomach grumbling.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith