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Noun
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Pizza cutter and reheating plate help make enjoying leftovers simple and mess-free.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
With an assist from the Coast Guard cutter Spar, the laker returned to port.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This logic linked Ehrlich’s ecological carrying capacity, lifeboat ethics – the idea that wealthy nations risked being swamped by immigration – and reactionary anxieties about demographic change.—
Brian C. Keegan,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The vast majority of the episode is set in claustrophobic rooms, as O'Neill bounces between his ordeal with Ba'al and the tender moments with Jackson, and these intimate pairings really elevate 'Abyss' to all-timer status.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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This recipe earns its name from the tender, juicy chicken breasts paired with a cream cheese-bacon dip that truly tastes like a million dollars.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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The owner of the Nazila 05 told authorities the boat's captain had reported the vessel sank after its bow was broken by high waves during rough weather, and all crew managed to board a longboat before the ship went down, Rizal said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Each was constructed with elements that tie it to its city and/or its NFL team, such as the retractable roof at AT&T that intentionally resembles the rectangle cutout of the old Texas Stadium, and the exterior of the Minnesota stadium that resembles a Vikings longboat.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the launch was picture perfect.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The orange flight suits are worn during launch and splashdown and are designed to function as individual spacecraft should the Orion capsule lose pressurization.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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The auxiliary, founded in the 1950s, supports the organization’s social service programs through fundraising, donations and volunteer efforts.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Maše was part of the women’s auxiliary known as the Rebekahs.—
Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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York helped row and tow the party’s barge, which was the size of a semi-truck trailer.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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On July 28, Insua was operating a tugboat pushing a barge loaded with construction debris with a deckhouse and crane obstructing the vessel's front view, per the statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Jolly boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolly%20boat. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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