transit

Example Sentences

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Despite the cost, Gulf exporters might still favor a deal with Tehran on tolls since they would benefit massively from being able to transit the strait again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In a Thursday note, Oxford Economics analysts cautioned that Asia’s energy shortages will outlast a cease-fire, with shipping backlogs and transit times suggesting cargoes are weeks away even if the truce holds.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“If transit is funneled through a smaller, controlled portion of the strait, you’re not stopping barrels, but you are constraining them — creating friction and likely reducing overall throughput.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"This is an international shipping route, a transit route for the High Seas," Cooper will add.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

At Court Square, the driver snapped open the doors and hollered for a transit policeman to come inside and make an arrest.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose