invasion
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Plastic prices previously spiked after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine drove oil past $100 a barrel.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"Why threaten an ally with a military operation or invasion when what you want is something that could be negotiated quite easily?" said one former senior US defence official.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
When energy costs jumped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Walmart, Target and other retailers said that consumers quickly began spending more on essentials, such as food, to ensure they had the basics covered.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Hepburn’s youth was destroyed by the World War II Nazi invasion of Holland, her ancestral homeland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Late that night, in a Washington, D.C., bar, two American reporters talked about the possibility of being sent to cover a potential American invasion of Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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