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To kick things off, the Enterprise is due for shore leave, during which Number One (Rebecca Romijn) plans to stay on the ship — more on that later.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Look Who’s Talking, starring Kirstie Alley as a single mother whose son—first as an infant and then as a toddler—wisecracks like a sailor on shore leave, though only the audience can hear it.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 July 2025
Still others testify to the military’s ongoing concern with sunburn and skin cancer (perhaps on shore leave?).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the unions are asking for officials to arrange for shore leave for the crew once the ship returns to port, as their visas expired while they’ve been stranded.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Look Who’s Talking, starring Kirstie Alley as a single mother whose son—first as an infant and then as a toddler—wisecracks like a sailor on shore leave, though only the audience can hear it.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 July 2025
Still others testify to the military’s ongoing concern with sunburn and skin cancer (perhaps on shore leave?).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the unions are asking for officials to arrange for shore leave for the crew once the ship returns to port, as their visas expired while they’ve been stranded.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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“Shore leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20leave. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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