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Noun
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The Coast Guard launched a response involving the cutter Angela McShan (WPC 1135), an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Shohei Ohtani, who had started the game on short rest and surrendered a three-run blast to Bo Bichette that put the Dodgers in a hole, hacked at a first-pitch cutter inside that Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second base handled easily.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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An even better move would have been for Rose (Kate Winslet) to stay on the lifeboat, giving Jack a better shot at survival on that floating door.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Dec. 2025
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In this Italian variation on chicken noodle soup, tender sautéed vegetables, chicken, and gnocchi simmer in a creamy chicken broth.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Applebee's is offering a free entrée from a special menu (classic bacon cheeseburger, 6-ounce top sirloin, chicken tenders, double crunch shrimp, Fiesta lime chicken, oriental chicken salad or three‑cheese chicken penne) to active and retired military service members.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Luckily, the zombies in 28 Years Later have yet to invent longboats, so the island society has been able to endure, albeit on a semi-permanent war footing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Much like Blue Origin’s chief competitor, SpaceX — which has long been a dominant force in the commercial launch business — Blue Origin rockets are designed to be partially reused in order to drive down costs.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The latter has grown into a dominant force in pay-TV, racking up 10 million subscribers just eight years after its launch.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Long before Jane became president of the women’s auxiliary , the Salvation Army helped her with food and clothing.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Then, during World War II, at the age of 8, Anderson learned to knit from her mother and grandmother, who belonged to a knitting auxiliary, creating sweaters, vests, bed socks and more.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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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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Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Jolly boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolly%20boat. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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