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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
The first fighter jet intended for deployment aboard Japanese aircraft carriers has reportedly completed its maiden flight, as the United States ally strengthens its defenses against China.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Same goes for Hannah Waddingham as an aircraft carrier commander.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
For the second time in just over a week, a U.S. Navy fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to USA TODAY.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The Big Story 2nd F/A-18 falls into Red Sea as Houthis agree to ceasefire
The Navy lost a second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on a mission to target Houthi rebels in Yemen, the same day the U.S. announced a ceasefire deal with the militants.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Same goes for Hannah Waddingham as an aircraft carrier commander.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
For the second time in just over a week, a U.S. Navy fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to USA TODAY.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The Big Story 2nd F/A-18 falls into Red Sea as Houthis agree to ceasefire
The Navy lost a second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on a mission to target Houthi rebels in Yemen, the same day the U.S. announced a ceasefire deal with the militants.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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The arrival of blue-and-white porcelain in Europe some 500 years ago (first as ballast on merchant ships from China) ignited an obsession with the exotic.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given the vessel's lack of nationality, the use of force including boarding the vessel was deemed unnecessary and the tanker was escorted out of the Estonian Economic Exclusion Zone.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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More than 50 activists including Greta Thunberg briefly held a demonstration inside the Copenhagen office of Maersk’s tankers division Tuesday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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Fish from the pier or take your own watercraft out.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Participants must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device, whistle, and a white electric light.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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But with Musk bolstering his commitment to leading Tesla, Ives said traders can now shift their focus to the company’s role in what the analyst called the artificial intelligence revolution.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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This is per the equity's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 29% that ranks in the 20th percentile of its annual range, meaning options traders are pricing in low volatility expectations at the moment.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In March 2024, the wreck of the steamship Milwaukee, which sank after colliding with another vessel in 1886, was found 360 feet below the water's surface in Lake Michigan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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On the Mississippi, where Mark Twain had once waited upriver for steamships from this city, all boat traffic had fallen silent.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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