transit

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When the planet passes in front of its star in an event known as a "transit," it blocks about six percent of the star's light.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“Even if we get back to normal transit, some of that five million barrels a day of refined materials sourced from the Gulf will be lost for months, possibly even longer,” Mills said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“This arrest comes following a contact earlier that day at a nearby transit center for similar circumstances,” the department’s statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Security Council vote on securing transit through the Strait of Hormuz was postponed; a French ship recently transited.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Best to catch them at the start of their ascent toward freedom, in transit from small places, when they were anonymous, lost, their presence recorded nowhere.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson