conduit
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The Strait of Hormuz in peacetime was the conduit of about 20 million barrels a day of crude and crude products, or about a fifth of the world’s supply of the commodities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz in peacetime was the conduit of about 20 million barrels a day of crude and crude products, or about a fifth of the world’s supply of the commodities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The strait, an important conduit for oil and gas shipments, was blockaded by Iran for much of the war, sending shockwaves through global energy markets.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
Still, one of the surprises of the monthslong closure of the Middle East’s most critical energy conduit was that the global economy didn’t suffer a more severe shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
The National Research Council, which had been founded in 1916 as a conduit of government funds to academic institutions but had been hobbled by political infighting and academic mistrust, became revivified in the postwar years.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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