as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a berth at a travel agency
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Recent Examples of berths
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Crossover Solo costs the same as the queen and queen/dinette bed layout options, so buyers looking for more berths can always go with one of those.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
The new format featuring 32 automatic bids and 44 at-large berths will start with a 12-game opening round funneling into the broader tournament starting on the traditional Thursday with … 64 teams.
—Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
The winners of the first, second and third editions of the regional tournament will receive berths to qualify for the first FIFA Club World Cup, slated to begin in 2028.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Morton led the Broncos to two different division titles and three playoff berths during his six seasons with the franchise.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The 24-team playoff is a great deal for coaches, who want to be able to point to as many playoff berths as possible for job security.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The program is a consistent threat to win a district title and hasn’t missed the playoffs since the 2002 season — that’s 24 consecutive playoff berths.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
After the first ten countries, including Israel, were selected in the first semifinal on Tuesday, another ten will be selected Thursday, with those winning 20 and five nations with automatic berths competing in the final this weekend.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies got off to a poor start after re-signing Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto to return with essentially the same veteran core that disappointed in two straight playoff berths.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Crossover Solo costs the same as the queen and queen/dinette bed layout options, so buyers looking for more berths can always go with one of those.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
The new format featuring 32 automatic bids and 44 at-large berths will start with a 12-game opening round funneling into the broader tournament starting on the traditional Thursday with … 64 teams.
—Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
The winners of the first, second and third editions of the regional tournament will receive berths to qualify for the first FIFA Club World Cup, slated to begin in 2028.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Morton led the Broncos to two different division titles and three playoff berths during his six seasons with the franchise.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The 24-team playoff is a great deal for coaches, who want to be able to point to as many playoff berths as possible for job security.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The program is a consistent threat to win a district title and hasn’t missed the playoffs since the 2002 season — that’s 24 consecutive playoff berths.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
After the first ten countries, including Israel, were selected in the first semifinal on Tuesday, another ten will be selected Thursday, with those winning 20 and five nations with automatic berths competing in the final this weekend.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berths
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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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All of them are asymptomatic to date, and the Spanish health ministry said that when the ship docks in the Canary Islands, the non-Spanish citizens will be repatriated to their countries.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 May 2026
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Once the ship docks in the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities will do a full epidemiological investigation on the ship and begin repatriating travelers who are deemed fit to return home.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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The plan both helps train entry-level workers to be substance use counselors, case managers and community health workers and also offers zero-interest forgivable loans to workers already in those jobs.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The April jobs report came in well ahead of consensus, reflecting the resilience of the economy in the face of rising oil prices and Iran war uncertainty.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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News anchors Craig Stevens and Belkys Nerey toured the new 70,000-square-foot building at Miramar Parkway and Red Road on Wednesday, May 27.—
Morgan C. Mullings,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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In November, anchors John Berman, Sara Sidner and Erica Hill guided viewers through live highlights from Thanksgiving Day parades in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston and Detroit, with celebrity guests offering a look at their own holiday traditions.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Bentley also appears in the film opposite Aakeel; the supporting cast is drawn from working drama students, whose presence grounds the masterclass setting in something immediate and lived-in.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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But at the center of it all is Navarrette, whose fearless turn grounds the film’s shocking premise in something both heartbreaking and haunting.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The date does not go to plan after a move to take things further in a remote out-of-town motel lands them in the crosshairs of a bloody and intricate murder plot.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The classic sneaker begins with a white leather upper that’s primarily accented with the signature True Blue shade, a hue which lands somewhere between marine blue and navy.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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Advertisement If a good finale ties up a show’s plot and answers crucial questions, then a great one completes character arcs and deepens themes developed across multiple seasons, revealing the intricacy of narrative architecture too subtle to perceive from one week to the next.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Arguably, though, neither outcome fully ties up one of the underlying knots the trial surfaced.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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