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flagships

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plural of flagship

as in warships

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At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

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The crowds at popular ports die down, fares fall, and with kids back in school, the atmosphere aboard ships is quieter.

— Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
In March, the UK government gave the US Air Force permission to use Fairford to carry ⁠out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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Wall Street traders now see close to a coin flip’s chance that the Fed could raise rates twice more by the end of the year, according to data from the CME Group.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Asian markets mixed Over in Asia, markets were mixed as traders grappled with Treasury yields hitting multidecade highs and oil prices falling.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

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Cable-cutters can also stream the fest live online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV (which offers a 5-day free trial) and Sling TV.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
With a devastating combination of cutters, sinkers and fastballs, the young right-hander has racked up 234 strikeouts, third in the AL behind Cleveland Guardians ace Gavin Williams (244) and likely Cy Young runner-up Dylan Cease (239).

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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