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transit

[tran-zit, -sit] / ˈtræn zɪt, -sɪt /


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Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters in Tehran "an understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

With a couple of exceptions, vehicle manufacturers, fleet owners and transit agencies are hesitant to invest in hydrogen products when they don’t know whether the fuel and filling stations will be there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Tehran signalled last week that it had agreed with Oman a route for ships to transit the strait and were finalising arrangements to jointly manage the waterway.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The Wiener campaign described it as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,” intending to highlight her record on housing, transit, and other issues.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

They still feel somehow in transit, still disconnected from their lives, bound up in an alternate schedule, an intimacy only the four of them share.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The NSR is believed to be accessible only during the time of year when the ice is melted enough to allow transits without icebreakers.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

But the route is only accessible during the time of the year when the ice is melted enough to allow transits without icebreakers.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz would become “irrelevant” within two years, asserting 50% to 70% of the energy that transits the waterway will eventually flow through underground pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In addition, Iran and Oman reportedly are trying to reach an agreement to resume transits through the strait.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

One morning when Ishmael was eight years old a pair of surveyors had showed up with their transits and alidades and knotted red flagging everywhere.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

And despite the overall lull in the fighting, Iran fired drones at oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates, another U.S. ally, as they transited the Strait of Hormuz this month.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Last year, 23 container ships transited through, up from 15 in 2024, according to shipping analysis from business insurer Allianz Commercial.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The IMO said Friday that a total of 15 vessels transited this morning, with 11 of them using the southern corridor backed by the IMO and with assistance from the U.S. and Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

His remarks reflect the ship's owner's report that limited damage had been caused and that the vessel had since safely transited the strait.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

And it was all untrue; I found out afterwards how they were transited.

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Environmental groups warn that increasing numbers of ships transiting the shorter NSR could accelerate loss of Arctic sea ice -- already made vulnerable by rising global temperatures.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

It adds that the vessel "is no longer transiting to Iran".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

However, both main contracts edged up Thursday after Iran said it had agreed a route with Oman for ships transiting the waterway and were adding the final touches to arrangements for jointly managing it.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Talks have been complicated by Iran’s demand to collect tolls from ships transiting the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

We will expand our global capability for detecting illicit materials, weapons, and personnel transiting abroad or heading for the United States or U.S. interests overseas.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)




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