strait
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“We assume the strait will reopen around the end of July and expect Brent to fall sharply from the high March-July levels,” Fitch says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
If the strait stays closed, however, each additional month would add roughly $5 a barrel to the bank’s third-quarter forecast for oil prices and $15 to its fourth-quarter estimate as inventories decline.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased shipments through pipelines that bypass the strait.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The link was commissioned during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, which saw attacks on ships in the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
When Sir Francis Drake first navigated through this perilous strait in 1578, it took him sixteen days and cost him four of his ships.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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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