straits
Example Sentences
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Japan isn’t in the same economic straits as Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Even if disrupted flows through both straits fall another 4 million barrels a day from current levels, the market can sidestep an acute shortage as long as “demand stays close to today’s depressed levels.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hormuz and a handful of maritime straits around the world have served as the linchpin of global trade since the 16th century and have fuelled geopolitical rivalries throughout history.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Remember when we all believed that the market would be in dire straits if the megacap tech stocks had a wobble?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
In desperate straits she can make us laugh, with her main talent being radio commercials oozed out in a fabulous fashion-model voice: “Medically tested Odo-ro-no, stops underarm odor and moisture at the source!”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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