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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
The pair is swept up in White House intrigue, propelled by a potboiler narrative about a terrorist attack on a British aircraft carrier.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Dec. 2025
The party was held on the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier used in Operation Desert Storm, which is now docked in the San Diego harbor.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2025
Japan’s government has begun expanding its missile force and policymakers in South Korea are debating building an aircraft carrier or pursuing nuclear weapons, all of which would help such countries independently project power.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Japan said the Chinese J-15 jets involved in the two incidents were launched from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier, which was maneuvering south of the Okinawan islands with three missile destroyers.
—CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Dec. 2025
The party was held on the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier used in Operation Desert Storm, which is now docked in the San Diego harbor.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2025
Japan’s government has begun expanding its missile force and policymakers in South Korea are debating building an aircraft carrier or pursuing nuclear weapons, all of which would help such countries independently project power.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Japan said the Chinese J-15 jets involved in the two incidents were launched from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier, which was maneuvering south of the Okinawan islands with three missile destroyers.
—CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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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
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The student sailors then separated into various rotations to learn the skills needed to operate a merchant ship.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Nov. 2025
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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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As an 86-second exchange unfolded, Chez stood perfectly still, a stunned expression on his face, as his father screamed at him and cops ordered him to drop the box cutter more than a dozen times.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The cutter’s visit was hosted by the group and is a public outreach event with the Ocean Institute.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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Later that day, officials found Campbell’s personal items, including his California ID, phone, keys and an energy drink inside the watercraft.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The girls were on a personal watercraft tour with their parents when the tragedy happened.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 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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Cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction recently, and part of what’s driving that is the fact that large-scale asset managers including BlackRock have expanded options for traders to invest in them, using equity-like formats, including ETFs.—
Jill Schneider,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two factors appear to have helped change traders’ minds about the Fed’s plans.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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