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home ports

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plural of home port

as in seaports

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On weekends, Nelson takes over, giving Aikman opportunities to practice his skills and experience the sights, sounds and distractions of everyday life in the community.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The sounds of generators humming and chain saws whirling filled the neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sounds

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Such discoveries have also been made while construction workers dig canals to install gas pipes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Many rural farming communities had spent generations building and maintaining their own irrigation canals, wells, and water systems.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of canals

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If Walter is in dire financial and legal straits, the NBA might feel urgency to part ways with him before his own chickens potentially come home to roost.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There is no indication that either insurer is in such dire straits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of straits

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The Monochrome cruise missile is based on the S-71 Kovyor and is designed for carriage inside the weapons bays of the Su-57 fighter jet and S-70 Okhotnik drone.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bays

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Turquoise lagoons, villas suspended above the Indian Ocean, the promise of almost total escape.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Lach said the department trains year-round in rivers, lakes, and lagoons throughout Chicago, and will operate in nearly every weather condition except lightning.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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