free passage

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American efforts to secure free passage through the Strait of Hormuz also continue a long-established support for freedom of the seas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Without free passage, those fuels will remain stuck and prices will remain high.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Everything depends on the strait being open” to the free passage of oil, gas and fertilizer components, he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

During a three-week retrial, jurors heard that Bah made the crossing in exchange for a free passage.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

The Germans had demanded free passage through neutral Belgium in order to attack France.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman