strategic
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Yet it values Iran as a strategic counterweight—a state that ties down American attention and military assets, a supplier of discounted oil and a customer for Chinese technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Providing some relief in March, the International Energy Agency coordinated the release of 400 million barrels from the strategic reserves of its member countries, with the U.S.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Served with rice and warm bread for dragging through the sauce, it landed somewhere between curry, stew and strategic fridge clean-out — which, honestly, is one of my favorite genres of cooking.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
The deal also shows that “recent geopolitical noise on U.S. House of Representatives urging U.S. FDA to ban early China data didn’t impact too much of these companies’ strategic decision making,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Of all the strategic fields on which to wage war against Bull Meecham, the automobile was the most precipitate.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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