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After a tense calm was restored on Monday, Iran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to attack Lebanon.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Oil tankers also won’t immediately resume transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at full-bore even if the U.S.-Iran conflict dies down, adding to pressures propping prices up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks look set to resume their relentless tech-led rally again Tuesday, with new listing plans from OpenAI, renewed focus on Apple’s latest drive into the new technology, and a sharp rebound in chip stocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Gregg said that death sentences and executions could resume because the court was satisfied that the penalty could be administered in a way that guaranteed that capital defendants would be treated fairly and equally.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“He’s here, all right. He just stepped outside for some air,” the Earl of Maytag snapped, for it was his turn at billiards and he was impatient to resume playing.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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