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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
After the Moonraker Space Shuttle is hijacked midair from an aircraft carrier, Bond is sent to investigate.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The aircraft carrier hosts multiple squadrons of aircraft, including F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which was modularly constructed like all subsequent carriers in the class from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) onward, was the second carrier after USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) to feature a modernized, smaller island with a new radar tower.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The possibility of moving an aircraft carrier out of the Pacific region to the Middle East is contradictory to the widespread expectation from experts and officials that the military would pivot away from the latter to prioritize the threats from Beijing.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 19 Jan. 2026
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Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The aircraft carrier hosts multiple squadrons of aircraft, including F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.
—Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which was modularly constructed like all subsequent carriers in the class from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) onward, was the second carrier after USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) to feature a modernized, smaller island with a new radar tower.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The possibility of moving an aircraft carrier out of the Pacific region to the Middle East is contradictory to the widespread expectation from experts and officials that the military would pivot away from the latter to prioritize the threats from Beijing.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
Noun
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One became a merchant ship navigator in 1918.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of its full deployment from September 2024 through May 2025, the carrier strike group had a friendly fire incident in December — when a Navy destroyer launched missiles at two F-18s — a collision with a merchant ship in February and lost two F-18s, one in April and another in May.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Putin is yet to comment on the developments related to the tanker, which the US had previously sanctioned for carrying illicit Iranian oil.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fox News was first to report that SEALs seized the tanker.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sleet cutters will also be put in to make sure the power connection to overhead lines is not lost.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The agency is planning to deploy ice scrapers or cutters along the light rail wires to prevent overhead catenaries, the network of wires that provide electric power to trains, from icing and losing power.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The watercraft will be priced at of €39,990, or around $47,000, which is more than double the price of the Vinga Ultimate.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Most watercraft spend their lives having to battle with the water beneath them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Online prediction markets also gained attention earlier this month, when an anonymous trader earned more than $463,000 by accurately predicting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Due to these conditions, the region is highly reliant on expensive and polluting diesel fuel transported by truck, plane, or barge.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 46-foot (14-meter) fairing made its way via barge and truck to Rocket Lab's facilities at MARS, after departing from the company's California test facility in December.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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