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Rather than waiting weeks for a shipping container, sailors at forward bases can soon hit print.
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Pressed against the ship's railing, the sailors spotted a lighthouse and a water tower through binoculars.
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These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.
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The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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“Limeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limeys. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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