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It takes approximately 10 days for ships to travel to the Malacca Strait from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It said this would save "approximately 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Detectives later located Hernandez, who was arrested at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Newport Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
On April 15 NBC News reported that approximately 60,000 people are currently being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
“Angel 5! Angel 5!” he said, “plane down in area approximately ten miles east of runway in the Combahee Island area!”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Walk Two Moons
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Ocean Storm Alert!
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