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Restrictions on tanker traffic in this narrow passageway are largely to blame for levitating oil prices and the other economic reverberations being felt around the globe.—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Wider passageway openings, zero-threshold transitions, clear circulation paths, and flush decking are all becoming standard features, says Musso.—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026 The Khuran Strait is a narrower passageway that runs north of the Strait of Hormuz.—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Brent crude oil prices surged more than 60%, fueled by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the daily passageway for roughly 20% of global oil consumption.—Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passageway