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Gas prices in the U.S. have soared during the seven-month Iran war, with the national average for a gallon of diesel reaching $6.37 on Friday, according to AAA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Fewer than a million barrels of processed oil products passed through the Strait of Hormuz on average in the last week, down from 3.5 million per day before the war began.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Few address the war; but then, Dickinson never needed a war to write about death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not being able to work costs her money, compounding the financial pressures caused by the war, she added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Had it not been for the ever more distant thunder of Russian guns we might almost have been able to forget that there was a war going on at all.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

People told him to be careful, especially with the ongoing wars in the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are no guarantees in life—there could be wars, financial crises, or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

That transparency let it borrow more cheaply, and cheaper borrowing helped it win wars.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The pandemic, the cost of living and the wars going on around the world accelerated that decision in New York, and that's where we are now with London," Friedman said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And then of course Shasta begged to be told of the battles and wars in which Bree had carried the Tarkaan.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

In his first term, he warred incessantly with public sector unions.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2025

Then, two titanic egos — Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis and railroad baron Henry Huntington — warred through their proxies in Congress, Huntington wanting the harbor in Santa Monica, and Otis in San Pedro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

The northern kingdom was the larger and wealthier of the two and exerted influence over and sometimes warred with Judah.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

U.S. oil prices hit their lowest this year overnight as concerns over Chinese demand warred with talk of possible OPEC+ output cuts.

From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2022

The reds and yellows of common flame warred against the emeralds and jades of wildfire, each color flaring and then fading, birthing armies of short-lived shadows to die again an instant later.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

After a preliminary deal was signed between the two warring parties in June, the oil price temporarily fell sharply to pre-war levels, having gone as high as $120 a barrel.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Lamar is also trying to deal with his identity as a Black man living in a community overrun by warring gangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Such problems led to agreements among the perpetually warring European countries bordering the Rhine to cooperate in fixing them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Speaking on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal between the warring parties could be reached Tuesday or Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Again I feel guilt and grief clawing inside me, warring with each other for dominance, but terror is stronger than both.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth