Example Sentences

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Energy Information Administration estimated that more than a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade flowed through the chokepoint in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The venue, which claims to be the world's largest city museum, said it wanted "to honour the past and present of this major global capital".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

A fifth of the world’s oil typically flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and already the prospect of normalization has brought oil prices down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

China’s Brutal Auto Price War Claims Its Biggest Victim Yet: BMWChina’s chronic auto market issues, the world’s largest, raise concerns for auto makers, including Tesla, which generated over 20% of its 2025 revenue there.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“I’m not, like, the world’s leading expert,” he says.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison