Example Sentences

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The US-Iran deal includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz - a shipping channel through which about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passes.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

However, observers have pointed out that while the waterway -- through which a fifth of crude passes -- has reopened, it could take some time before supplies are back up to pre-war levels.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The Americans had 175 passes in the attacking third—or seven times as many as Paraguay’s 25.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Each cell can store a quantum imprint of every interaction, like the passage of a particle or even the influence of a force such as electromagnetism or nuclear interactions, that passes through.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

I’m afraid this is all going to sound kind of pathetic, especially to someone like Luna, whose dad applauds for her impromptu tumbling passes and picks her up from writing class.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison