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Recent Examples of home port
The ship, a 663-foot-long bulk carrier called the Manitoulin, had gotten stuck Wednesday morning about a mile off the shore of Buffalo, after delivering a shipment of wheat and attempting to return to its home port in Sarnia, Ontario, on Lake Huron.
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David Andreatta, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
It was spotted over the Yellow Sea off the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the home port of China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Symphony of the Seas’ home port in the winter is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
It was spotted pier side at its home port on Hainan Island, which faces the South China Sea, as of December 22, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Andreatta, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
It was spotted over the Yellow Sea off the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the home port of China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Symphony of the Seas’ home port in the winter is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
It was spotted pier side at its home port on Hainan Island, which faces the South China Sea, as of December 22, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home port
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However, the goal is to eventually expand the pre-customs services to seaport arrivals and private jet travelers.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Apr. 2025
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The seminal Los Angeles rock band, whose jazz-meets-rock-meets-dark-poetry stood in such stark contrast to the bright San Francisco sound of the late '60s, is celebrating 60 years since its 1965 formation.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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There are some earthy sounds and many of the songs are about love.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Hide Resting among the romantic canals of Madinat Jumeirah, the palatial Four-Star Jumeirah Al Qasr is a spectacular location for an elegant night out in Dubai.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The body of Laci and her unborn son washed up separately along the Richmond shoreline four months later after a storm churned up the bay.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their goal is to save both the bay and its people, as in the universe—called anya, in the Yoreme language—everything is interconnected.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Washington Heights and Inwood — two neighborhoods where the island of Manhattan narrows — generations of Dominicans have called the area home.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Potential impact on foreign tax credit utilization: Lower U.S. corporate tax rates may reduce the ability of U.S. shareholders to claim foreign tax credits as the gap between foreign taxes paid and U.S. tax owed narrows.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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As the boat of partiers zooms away into the choppy waters of the Boca Raton inlet, the video pans out to the spread of debris left floating in their wake.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Their bodies were found in the Miller Flats area on the eastern side of the lake — a sprawling reservoir with long fingers and jagged inlets about an hour north of Birmingham.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The coral lives in a semi-enclosed underwater lagoon, within which the water temperature is significantly higher than the swirling South Pacific Ocean beyond.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The saltwater lagoon off the pool area is another hit with kids at the resort.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Home port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20port. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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