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Noun
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Italy has held the first keel-laying ceremony for new submarines aimed at modernizing its naval fleet.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026 -
This gave it a dense mass like the keel of a boat.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Using two butter knives or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the flour until the mixture looks shaggy, with pea-size pieces and a few flatter shards.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Friday’s came off a 90 mph cutter from Rockies right-hander Juan Mejia.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 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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As soon as sweet corn is in season, use it to make this tender, custardy casserole.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Add the pasta and cook until just tender, 7 to 9 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both sides had been in a negotiation tug of war since October 2024, when clerks first went on strike for one day over similar issues.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Even the buildings, standing lot line to lot line, alley to street, tug at memories.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Meanwhile, Yasmin is finding her own lifeboat as the ship goes down.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
2 Mar. 2026
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Making music really was my lifeboat.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Hoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoy. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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