conflict
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Oil tankers also won’t immediately resume transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at full-bore even if the U.S.-Iran conflict dies down, adding to pressures propping prices up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In a decision notice uploaded online, Rhodri Griffiths, the council's head of place and sustainability, said the proposals would conflict with a number of policies on biodiversity and the environment.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Factory production increased 0.4 percent, the first rise since the start of the Middle East conflict in late February, preliminary data from statistics agency Destatis showed.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
With no end in clear sight for the conflict in the Middle East, households are likely to be further hit by the resulting supply shock amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
That spring and summer, once again the pattern of conflict spilled over into the parks and beaches.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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