free passage
Example Sentences
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Giving ships free passage through the Gulf waterway is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures on British families", Miliband said as he headed to Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
For decades vessels have been given free passage through the strait, through which more than a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies as well as fertiliser shipments and other vital goods flow.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The confrontation exposed the flaws in the loosely worded interim peace accord, which promises free passage through the strait but leaves unclear who will control, coordinate and police the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He thinks gas could sink to $3 a gallon on a quick resolution, or push close to $6 a gallon this summer without a clear agreement and free passage.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Germans had demanded free passage through neutral Belgium in order to attack France.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
