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Recent Examples of inlet
The design features multiple tiny inlets and outlets scattered uniformly across the chip.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Currently, the closest launch site to Port Canaveral is Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36, located 5 miles north of the inlet.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Additional studies will investigate replacin aluminum structures with steel for better durability, and the addition of spike inlets and other aerodynamic refinements necessary to maintain stable flight and payload release at speeds approaching and exceeding Mach 3.
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David Szondy
june 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
The backstory Built on a five-hectare concession through which a narrow inlet known locally as the Discovery Channel joins the Zambezi River, Lolebezi is in one of the best spots on one of the most beautiful rivers in Africa.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Currently, the closest launch site to Port Canaveral is Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36, located 5 miles north of the inlet.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Additional studies will investigate replacin aluminum structures with steel for better durability, and the addition of spike inlets and other aerodynamic refinements necessary to maintain stable flight and payload release at speeds approaching and exceeding Mach 3.
—
David Szondy
june 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
The backstory Built on a five-hectare concession through which a narrow inlet known locally as the Discovery Channel joins the Zambezi River, Lolebezi is in one of the best spots on one of the most beautiful rivers in Africa.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlet
Noun
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All were part of the same Tequesta capital that extended along both banks of the river to the bay, Carr and Wheeler say.
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Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
Noun
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In the areas near the mouths of the rivers and the estuary, there is permanent signage with warnings and restrictive cordoning, the police noted.
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Among the dishes is blue crab plucked from the water tableside, then served rillette-style using fat from the restaurant’s estuaries.
Noun
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The nearby Atlantic coastline offers a variety of scenery and terrain, including quiet coves, granite shoreline, offshore islands and crashing surf.
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In a little cove below the falls, five feet of smashed canvas and wood testified to the fate of the canoe that had dumped.
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“Inlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlet. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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