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The only major straits where a toll is still collected are the "Turkish Straits" of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, which are governed by earlier agreements, signed in Montreux in 1936.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Kioxia started life as Toshiba Memory, a pioneering memory chip business that Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, then in dire financial straits, sold off in 2018.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

If you’re not in dire straits financially, keep full ownership of your home.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Remember when we all believed that the market would be in dire straits if the megacap tech stocks had a wobble?

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Now he had a choice to make: should he risk the straits, or take the Iron Fleet around the island?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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