tension
Example Sentences
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Lithuania shut its border with Belarus in October after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace, forcing several airports to close and inflaming tensions between the two countries.
From Barron's
The border closure in late October caused tensions between Vilnius and Minsk, and left around 2,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in Belarus.
From Barron's
The market could be driven by potentially higher exports in 1H, given lower trade tensions.
—Oil prices climbed after OPEC+ members decided to leave output steady and as traders monitor geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and Venezuela.
This tension, combined with lingering uncertainty over the full impact of U.S. tariffs and the need for inflation expectations to become firmly anchored, has split views on when the BOJ will act next.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
