strait
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The strikes come as the U.S. military is successfully shepherding more oil through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
As the number of strikes has risen, the recovery in oil shipments through the strait seen last month has slowed, industry data suggests.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In a TV debate Tuesday night, Iowa’s Senate candidate Josh Turek was asked about letting Iran control the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
What pays you if the strait stays shut?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
How could two such different cultural universes maintain themselves across a calm strait only 10 miles wide and routinely traversed by canoes?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
But he does stress that the smallest seed of hope is what allows us to maintain our humanity, compassion and desire for companionship, even in the most dire straits.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bye - who has a six-year-old dalmatian, two springer spaniels and a cat - said her family were "financially stable" when they got their pets but a year later were in "dire straits".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Getting to see one is a special occasion, he said, especially given the dire straits the fish are in worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Japan isn’t in the same economic straits as Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sandi's father looked down at his plate, grateful, but also embarrassed to be in such straits and to be so beholden.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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