invasion
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Oil prices surged, for instance, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
He cited the Gulf War in 1990 involving Iraq’s surprise invasion of Kuwait as the “closest analog to the current environment when it comes to how oil prices affect U.S. equity valuations.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
As Mr. Vinen nicely puts it: “There was a world of difference between the prospect of invasion, which pulled Britain together, and the fact of invasion, which pulled France apart.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Wright said demand for the charity's services initially rose when the cost of living crisis began following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which saw the price of oil, gas and agricultural products soar.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Throughout 1918, property owners’ associations stepped up their rhetoric to stop the invasion.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Vocabulary lists containing invasion
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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