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Meanings of straits in English

A difficult juncture.

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Usage of straits in English
1
On the production side Mexico's oil industry is in dire straits, however.
Reuters
2
Carillion, for example, continued to win contracts despite being in dire straits.
The Guardian
3
It is clear why our train services are in such dire straits.
The South African
4
Dr Mulvihill said the men she had met were in dire straits.
Radio NZ
5
The economy is not in desperate straits yet, but confidence appears shaken.
Reuters
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But given its dire straits, WeWork was fortunate to have a choice.
Reuters
7
Public finances are in dire straits as government spending has outpaced revenues.
Reuters
8
From where else could they have come but Unta, across the straits?
Night of Knives
9
She might raise money for them, if they were in dire straits.
I'd know you anywhere
10
Until now, gaming on the Android platform has been in dire straits.
Wired
11
There's barely a silver lining to be gleamed from these dire straits.
News.com.au
12
But as his company was in desperate straits he could not quibble.
The new yorker
13
She had called him before in terrible straits, crying out for help.
Arctic chill
14
You may want to believe you're in better straits than you actually are.
Ebony
15
It's no wonder; more oil is being transported via the straits than ever.
News.com.au
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Hundreds of home owners were in similar straits to the Evans.
Radio NZ
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