transit

Example Sentences

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The latest draft, seen by AFP, demands Iran end attacks on commercial vessels and halt "any attempt to impede transit passage or freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Kyiv had to urgently find alternatives, so it turned to more expensive land transit via its Western neighbors and diverted some of the exports to more shallow river ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When the planet passes in front of its star in an event known as a "transit," it blocks about six percent of the star's light.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Iraq said it’s received permission from Iran to have its oil tankers transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Necessity being the mother of invention, black people created their own transit system, an informal network of bus routes, controlled by private associations operating entirely outside the law.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah