passageway

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European leaders say forcing the passageway open militarily is unrealistic and more likely to come about through international pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Iran has also threatened to control or close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait External link, another narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The main focus for traders, he said, is traffic through the crucial maritime passageway, the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

I had been travelling alone and was checking my route home in a passageway, when suddenly I felt someone looming over me.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Then we were rolling off down the passageway.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck