strait
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Their most severe scenario was the current Hormuz reality, whereby the strait, the former conduit of about a fifth of the world’s crude and crude products, essentially closed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“This was the worst thing we could come up with. We kind of assumed it was not possible, that the strait was kind of too big to fail,” Halff said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
First, whatever Iran’s degree of control over the strait going forward, its incentive will be to keep oil flowing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased shipments through pipelines that bypass the strait.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Mr. Turner concluded: “‘It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.’”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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