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

He thinks gas could sink to $3 a gallon on a quick resolution, or push close to $6 a gallon this summer without a clear agreement and free passage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

After a meeting last week, G7 foreign ministers said it was an "absolute necessity" for Iran to re-establish free passage through the strait and called for an end to attacks on civilian infrastructure.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"On this, my personal view is, parliamentarians should be allowed free passage to other countries, to our allies. We should look at that in a poor light. We should be supporting them."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

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