Example Sentences

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Historic emergency-reserve releases, Persian Gulf reroutes and temporary sanctions relief on Russian and Iran have played parts in keeping oil prices around the $100 level, said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

“The system kind of reroutes your perception to make you feel like you are somewhere else.”

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Current treatments consist of a series of three open heart surgeries all before the patient's 5th year of life that reroutes oxygenated blood supply to the right ventricle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

“He’s like, ‘Have you heard of lava dams, where volcanic rocks and lava creates a dam and reroutes the river?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

The reroutes add one to two hours per flight, the carrier said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022