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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
There will soon be two aircraft carrier strike groups in the Middle East as the USS Gerald R Ford makes its way to the region, meaning there will be close to 120 Navy aircraft in the area.
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Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
In recent days, the American military has expanded its presence in the Middle East, sending additional fighter jets and a second aircraft carrier to the region.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Another aircraft carrier is on the way to the region, with more naval destroyers in tow.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
This includes more than a dozen war ships – specifically two aircraft carrier strike groups – and the largest assemblage of airpower since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
In recent days, the American military has expanded its presence in the Middle East, sending additional fighter jets and a second aircraft carrier to the region.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Another aircraft carrier is on the way to the region, with more naval destroyers in tow.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
This includes more than a dozen war ships – specifically two aircraft carrier strike groups – and the largest assemblage of airpower since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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One way of handling the drone threat would be to arm merchant ships and equip them with sensor suites.—
David Szondy
February 15,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE could approach storage constraints within three to four weeks if tanker flows remain restricted, excluding Saudi Arabia’s underground storage capacity, which is not captured in current modelling.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Already, eight supertankers have loaded from the area this month, putting shipments on course for a record, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Families and friends pile into cardboard watercraft of their own construction to commandeer through a course that, most of the time, ends with sinking vessels.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The boat, a 24-foot open watercraft registered in Florida, had been docked at a pier in Big Pine Key, about 30 miles east of Key West, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office incident report.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Such reboosts have historically been done by Russia's Progress freighter.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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In over-the-counter trading earlier on Sunday, Brent prices jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel, oil traders told Reuters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mansour noted that Kalshi highlighted this carveout on the contract's page to alert traders about the exception.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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