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Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/05/25Wondering why oil prices are suddenly dropping? This news report dives into the hopes for a US-Iran peace deal and what it could mean for global markets, explaining key phrases like 'imminent peace agreement' and 'vital shipping lane' along the way. You'll get a clear picture of the complex negotiations and pick up some great vocabulary for discussing international affairs!
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US /sɔrt/
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UK /sɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
- Noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
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US /stɪk/
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UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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US /ˈʌltəmɪt/
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UK /ˈʌltɪmət/
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- Basic; original; most significant
- Being the greatest example of something
- Noun
- A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
- The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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US /'vaɪtl/
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- Needed to support life; essential
- Full of life; energetic
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