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Additionally, there are semirigid airships, which are similar to blimps and sometimes called blimps but have a structural metal keel.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026 -
The steady uptick on the digital side of the ledger has helped keep local sports viewership on an even keel despite the ongoing disruption of the legacy TV model.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The reusable first-stage booster was designed to land on a nearby barge.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Smith continues making strides working his cutter and changeup into the mix.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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With a shutout to protect, Kelly struck out Greene and Dillon Dingler with a pair of cutters.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The unrestricted free-agent tender established a roughly $15 million salary for 2026, but the team can — and should — offer him significantly more given his value and the lack of a viable alternative.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Learning to play a new game with a doting mother checking in gave Hali a sense of tender, homey comfort.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
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Give the potato a gentle tug to check for resistance.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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Kalundborg, Denmark — On a boat off Kalundborg harbor, Martin Høgh Sørensen steers while his wife, Karin, and friends Michael and Anne-Louise Eliasen tug and wind ropes to maneuver the sails.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Others are banned entirely, including strike anywhere matches, torch lighters, and flammable aerosols like spray paint.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2025
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Guns, knives, lighters and cop cars are seen during a series of intense fast cuts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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This population had been essentially isolated there since 2013, when biologists removed some eggs to create the lifeboat population, although a small number of additional eggs from the wild have been collected over the years to try to maintain the genetic connection.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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The lifeboat later became the subject of controversy after its occupants did not return to rescue others in the water.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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