traversed
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On Tuesday, two Chinese tankers carrying crude oil traversed the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
On a mission for his colony’s royal government in 1753-54, he traversed the Appalachians on an epic journey through what is now West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to French-controlled territory in the upper Midwest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
On Friday, a Malta-flagged container ship owned by French company CMA CGM traversed the waterway, according to French media reports.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The vital waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil previously traversed, has been effectively closed since the start of the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Lourdes and her father traversed the island in his automobile, big and black as a Sunday-night church.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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