strategic
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On Saturday, Iran continued to insist on state media that its armed forces controlled the strategic waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
There is also a deeper strategic reason Beijing may like this trend.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
If provinces deem that they're not "strategic" water reserves, they can take them off Ianigla's national inventory, meaning they will no longer have those environmental protections.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Foot-traffic data incorporating last month hints at consumers becoming strategic.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate and strategic effort to deflect anger and hostility that had been brewing against the white elite away from them and toward African Americans.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing strategic
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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