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  1. List of paraphrases for "straits":

    strait, bungo, detroit, close, hoi, gorges

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  1. Collin Koh:

    We will see the Indian Ocean grow in importance, too, particularly around traditional chokeholds, such as the approaches to the Malacca Straits and the Nicobar islands, so an improved U.S. relationship with the major submarine player in the area, India, is very significant.

  2. Gretchen Half Whitmer:

    If you dont live in these regions...think long and hard before you take a trip into them, a small spike could put the hospital system in dire straits pretty quickly. Thats precisely why were asking everyone to continue doing their part. Dont descend on [waterfront] Traverse City from all regions of the state.

  3. James Holmes:

    We need to be able to plug up the straits.

  4. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

    If the U.S. ships don’t pass the straits today, the 15-day notice period starts all over again. Non-coastal states need to convey notices 15 days in advance.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Puerto Rico is now in very, very difficult straits. People are leaving the island, unemployment is high, schools are being closed, bottom line is you cannot get blood from a stone. You can't push more austerity on a people who are already hurting. The goal is to rebuild the economy.


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