crossing

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Chris Long, intelligence director at U.K. maritime-security company Neptune P2P Group, who advises shippers crossing through the strait, said the strike had halted a recovery in transits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The number of vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz has risen significantly since the MOU was signed, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The index rose 0.1%, briefly crossing the 52,000 mark during intraday trading before paring back some of those gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The decision upholds a turn-back policy that began in 2016 as an emergency response to a surge of Haitian immigrants at the San Ysidro border crossing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

They walked all morning without stopping for food or water: crossing boggy valleys choked with chattering aspen; climbing hills darkened by ever-wakeful pines.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver