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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has invested considerable diplomatic capital in getting the two parties together, posted on social media that Pakistan would "continue its earnest efforts for negotiated settlement of the conflict".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“There is considerable uncertainty about the extent and persistence of the conflict, the ongoing consequences for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the extent of infrastructure damage” in the Gulf states, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It is assumed to have considerable internal injuries "likely caused by the pressure of its own body weight on its organs over several days".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
That one was positioned off Northern California and into the Gulf of Alaska, and also led to considerable ecosystem disruption.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
It was three storeys high, of proportions not vast, though considerable: a gentleman’s manor-house, not a nobleman’s seat: battlements round the top gave it a picturesque look.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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