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Businesses have doled out as much as $4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as the Iran war’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz generates a seismic shift in global trade flows.
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Alma Solís, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift in global trade flows.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Alma Solís, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift in global trade flows.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Seismic shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismic%20shift. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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