strait
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Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Even if the strait reopens this month, the International Energy Agency expects the oil market to be short of barrels until the fourth quarter of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“This was the worst thing we could come up with. We kind of assumed it was not possible, that the strait was kind of too big to fail,” Halff said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The United Arab Emirates, which left the oil-exporters group at the end of April, has rerouted some of its oil exports via a pipeline to Fujairah, a port city outside the Hormuz strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Sailed four hours in strait between mnlnd. & island.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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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