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sailing
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The pair finished up with Colbert sending a congratulatory cake from the network – a multi-layered wedding-style beast – sailing downward.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2026 -
But a small number of ships with Iranian cargo are still sailing.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Embarking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarking. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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