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Noun
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Then the first-pitch cutter that missed its spot with a runner at first and nobody out.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025 -
The secretary in recent months met with Coast Guard leaders and crews in visits to several Coast Guard stations, cutters and maritime security units.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The lunar module became their lifeboat to hurtle back to Earth.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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When the crew triumphantly ties the lifeboat off and the zipper opens to cheers, Keith lets out a big whoop before wiping his eyes.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Customers who order an a la carte four-piece order of chicken tenders online or on the chain’s app through Sunday, Aug. 24 can get get another four pieces for free.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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That was my first thought before Harper’s Cafe reminded me that not all chicken tenders are created equal.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, the zombies in 28 Years Later have yet to invent longboats, so the island society has been able to endure, albeit on a semi-permanent war footing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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The destroyers’ arsenal centers on a 96-cell vertical launch system that can be loaded with a mix of weapons, including Tomahawk cruise missiles for long-range land attacks, standard missiles for air and missile defense, and anti-submarine rockets for undersea warfare.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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For the first time in nearly three months, SpaceX is about to conduct a Starship rocket launch.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Women of Dedication luncheon is the signature fundraiser of the women’s auxiliary, which was founded in the 1950s and supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Baraka was a central figure of the Black Arts Literary Movement — the cultural auxiliary to the 1960s Black Power movement, according to NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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All the while, the barge and pleasure boat traffic continues — giving the experience a kind of surreal picturesqueness.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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The barge and tug boat were registered to Waterfront Construction, which, according to state business records, is owned by Jorge Rivas.—
David Goodhue,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Jolly boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolly%20boat. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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