hostilities

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Little wonder that the chancellor and PM are eagerly hoping for an end to hostilities in the Gulf, and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It will depend on whether the U.S. and Iran end hostilities, whether the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened and whether oil prices come down again.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

A barrel of Brent crude, the global benchmark, averaged around $100 in March, with peaks of $120, compared with $70 before hostilities began in late February.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The recent flare-up in hostilities threatens to unravel the cease-fire, keeping risk premium in place, Nikos Tzabouras of Tradu says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In his old age this same total warfare had come back to roost as total hatred, as the most modem of hostilities.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White