strait
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The U.S. previously wanted the strait open to traffic to ease pressure on oil prices, since the waterway is a key shipping lane for crude oil.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Some observers saw the gains as a sign that investors are now parsing corporate earnings—even as the situation on the strait turns more turbulent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Energy prices have surged as nearly a fifth of global oil and gas shipments usually pass through the strait.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
In an op-ed for the Guardian last week, Starmer wrote: “Britain’s national interest is best served by de-escalation, diplomacy, and the swift reopening of the strait of Hormuz.”
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
If Andhra Pradesh, just north of us, was alien, if Sri Lanka, a monkey’s hop across a strait, was the dark side of the moon, imagine what Canada was.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing strait
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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