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Noun
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Sleet cutters will also be put in to make sure the power connection to overhead lines is not lost.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026 -
The agency is planning to deploy ice scrapers or cutters along the light rail wires to prevent overhead catenaries, the network of wires that provide electric power to trains, from icing and losing power.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Chicken tenders or boneless chicken thighs also work (if using thighs, increase the cook time on the second side to about 5 minutes when searing).—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The lobster bisque was a great way to kick off, and the Wagyu beef was a worthwhile $30 upgrade with an extremely tender cut.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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The launch of Deer Valley East Village — the first major public alpine ski resort development in North America in more than 40 years — is adding roughly 3,700 acres of new skiable terrain, nearly tripling the resort’s footprint.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Until recently, Alphabet was seen as playing catch-up in the generative AI race — from the underwhelming initial launch of Gemini — Alphabet’s answer to ChatGPT — to Justice Department litigation alleging that Google had a monopoly on digital ads and Search.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
21 Dec. 2025
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Even small temperature changes can cause the inefficient auxiliary heating in a heat pump to kick on.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Dec. 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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Neutron's first stage is designed to be reusable, and able to land on an ocean barge after delivering up to 28,700 pounds (13,000 kilograms) to low Earth orbit.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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When the $225 million project is finished, the three cities will stop using the barge.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Jolly boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolly%20boat. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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