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Oil prices had plunged earlier in the week due to reports that Iran and Oman were hammering out an agreement to swiftly reopen the key energy transit channel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Melgar allegedly used public transit on local bus routes as his primary means of transportation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

I am now carrying a gorgeous straw tote and wearing linen that has somehow survived public transit without acquiring a wrinkle.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The “back-and-forth with respect to disruptions and attacks” creates more uncertainty and concern and less willingness to transit, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Figuring out the transit system and its schedules was the land of problem-solving exercise he relished.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Strait of Hormuz transits fell to eight on Thursday, down from an average of 30 last week and roughly 130 a day before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The number of transits fell to eight on Thursday, the lowest level in three weeks, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The number of ships using this Omani route grew to a peak of 28 vessels on 25 June, Kpler's data shows, overtaking the number of transits via the Iranian route.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

On the same day there were 15 inbound tanker transits and 5 VLCCs.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Unfortunately, transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

In peacetime, about a fifth of the world’s supply of crude and crude products transited through Hormuz.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Before the war, about 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade transited through the strait.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 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

“Meanwhile, shipping data showed millions of barrels of crude and fuel products transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, reinforcing expectations of improving regional supply flows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

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

Tehran has demanded the collection of tolls from ships transiting the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

What is clear is that the trade is no longer just transiting through the continent but finding new manufacturing sites and markets.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Total petroleum volumes transiting Bab al-Mandab also rose to 7.4 million bpd in June, or about 7% of global output.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

We observe only his transit; important to us, forgotten by him, transiting all day.

From A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Thoreau, Henry David