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In recent weeks, Iran has been believed to be charging a toll to shipowners in order to pass through.—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026 By the late 1740s, almost all of Philadelphia’s Freemasons were also merchants, shipowners or successful artisans.—Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 All the while, Iran might be able to continue to block oil from moving through the strait by intimidating shipowners with drone and missile strikes or mines laid by small boats or even traditional dhows.—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Development Finance Corporation has unveiled a $20 billion reinsurance program to encourage wary shipowners to resume transit.—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipowner