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The bloc's decades-old Petroleum Security Agreement, for instance, a fuel-sharing scheme aimed at ensuring energy stability, has never been invoked and is purely voluntary.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
In the latest instance, U.S. officials said the two sides were very close to agreement on a peace deal; the Iranians denied that assessment, and indeed, at least so far, no deal has been struck.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
"There is no justification, they are sectarian, and certainly in this instance it is well documented it is young people carrying out the attacks," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
One post on Facebook last week, for instance, purports to be written by historian Heather Cox Richardson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
For instance, if you want to say ‘I’m in love with you,’ you’d use the first-person singular form of ‘estar’—‘estoy’—because that’s something that can change.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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