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Noun
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The barge was being pushed from behind by a tugboat.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025 -
In time, the regulatory authority extended to the railroads’ competitors—barges and trucking, for example—giving them, too, the benefits of federal regulation.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Verdier’s innovative design will use a canting keel as the support for one of the foils, with the other two contact points being a foil on the rudder and the two lateral foils.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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The ship’s construction began in February 2023 with steel cutting and then progressed with the keel laying in December 2023.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Guns, knives, lighters and cop cars are seen during a series of intense fast cuts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Avoid broken glass, nails or other sharp objects and do not use matches or lighters because there could be natural gas pipes or fuel tanks leaking nearby.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The comeback sinker to the righty, the slider, the cutter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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Their friendship and camaraderie hit a rare tender note in a cacophony of suffering.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The cause is, however, still being investigated. 39 engines, three water tenders, one helicopter, four dozers and nine hand crews are working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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Once their tickets are secured, travelers can find the secret garden by taking a water taxi to the Redentore stop.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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The couple is sourcing some 80% of wedding provisions from local vendors, including pastries from the Rosa Salva pastry shop, the oldest in Venice, and gifts from Murano glassware designer Laguna B. Around 30 of the city’s elite water taxis, out of 280 total, are also thought to be reserved.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The posts said the man treaded water for about 20 minutes while waiting on a lifeboat.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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