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“Global oil reserves are falling fast, and markets are not pricing an extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz, meaning that upside risks to oil prices loom,” said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"This confusion, this limbo haunts us," he said, describing the absence of closure about what had happened.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
India is one of the largest economies that has been hit hard by the closure of Hormuz, which accounted for about half of the country’s oil supply.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
“I have long opposed private detention facilities and advocated against them. I will continue to call for the closure of Delaney Hall because of reports like these.”
From Salon • May 30, 2026
I look up closure and it says: the state of experiencing an emotional conclusion to a difficult life event such as the death of loved one.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
Vocabulary lists containing closure
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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Common Core Grade 6, List 2
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