transit

Example Sentences

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Iran’s decision to charge tanker transit tolls in cryptocurrency is the latest example of how Iranian crypto activity is increasingly dominated by the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There’s also the question of whether Iran can legally charge a transit toll.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"This is an international shipping route, a transit route for the High Seas," Cooper will add.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The conflict has already disrupted supplies of oil and natural gas to Asia, which relies heavily on imports from the Middle East that usually transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Back in Europe, Maskelyne and his counterparts in Germany and France were forced to the conclusion that the transit measurements of 1761 were essentially a failure.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson