traverse
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Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Iranian media reported on Monday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp. had closed the Strait of Hormuz, promising to fire on any ship that attempts to traverse it, according to a Reuters report.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
Disregarding army notices alerting them to landmines, men and women traverse the dry, open ground that now stands where the ancient forest once grew.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Sheriff Woo said the rescue operation was a joint effort involving two teams and roughly 50 crew members who had to traverse "extreme weather conditions" using specialised equipment.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
“I would climb mountains and traverse dangerous cliff paths. I would poke my head into dark caves and push over heavy boulders.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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