strait
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After Friday’s euphoria drove stock indexes to new highs when it was announced the strait was open, things look rather messier on Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Now that the strait is effectively shut again, disruptions to the global supply of oil are likely to persist.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
On Saturday Iran’s military said the strait was closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“It is clear that it is not going to be easy to get energy markets back to pre-war operations once the strait is fully open,” the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
He drank what water he had left in the sealskin pouch, and steered around the westernmost headland until he came into a wide strait between it and a second island lying to the west.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing strait
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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