transit

Example Sentences

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The Iranian Navy has issued new threats to oil tankers attempting to transit the strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

At least 35 large ships owned by Chinese, Greek, Pakistani and French companies have paid to transit, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It will want that arrangement to continue, and may also demand tolls from shippers, of the kind they pay to transit the Suez Canal.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“A ‘workable system’ of transit and shipowner confidence in the security of the transiting vessels is essential,” Alan Gelder, a senior vice president at consultant Wood Mackenzie, said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

By a routine that was not even secret, all letters were opened in transit.

From "1984" by George Orwell