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freighters

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plural of freighter

as in tankers

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There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.

— Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of tankers

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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 yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Traders now see a 77% chance that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, though traders still see a high likelihood for a hike at its meeting in December.

— Sarah Min,Davis Giangiulio,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Oct. 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

Definition of ships

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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

Definition of liners

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The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of cutters

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