hostilities
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Vance added that he wasn’t sure when hostilities would end, refusing to provide an “artificial timeline” for Iran to exploit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“In a low energy 24 hours the Middle East story has rumbled on as concerns about fresh US-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher still,” Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday note.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
She described the period after hostilities broke out in the Middle East as an "uncertain" and "scary" time.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The exchange raised fears of a return to major hostilities, with the US president vowing to respond.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Lee writes another letter to Grant, asking for “a suspension of the hostilities pending the adjustment of the terms of the surrender of this army.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
