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
The U.S. has believed for 80 years that ensuring the free passage of Middle Eastern oil and gas to world markets is essential to America’s prosperity and security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Questions continue to surround the free passage of ships through the strait, with Bloomberg reporting Friday that Oman had told European officials that ships may be charged some fees to transit the waterway.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
But he was cool over a proposed British-French military mission to ensure free passage in the critical shipping bottleneck, saying the US did not need "much help".
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 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
