hostilities
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These hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly, including beyond the immediate area — and the safety and security of department personnel and their families remain the highest priority.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Also Wednesday, the State Department said it ordered the departure from Saudi Arabia of nonemergency U.S. government employees and their family members in response to increased hostilities against Saudi Arabia by the Houthis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The renewed hostilities come as Saudi Arabia has been battling an economic slowdown and rolling back some of its flashier investments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Iran said it had raised reopening the strait and ending hostilities during negotiations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this past week.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
In his old age this same total warfare had come back to roost as total hatred, as the most modem of hostilities.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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