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Recent Examples of merchant ship
Richard Henry Dana was a Boston Brahmin and a Harvard man who took to sea on an ordinary merchant ship.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The arrival of blue-and-white porcelain in Europe some 500 years ago (first as ballast on merchant ships from China) ignited an obsession with the exotic.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The arrival of blue-and-white porcelain in Europe some 500 years ago (first as ballast on merchant ships from China) ignited an obsession with the exotic.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant ship
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With 40,000 troops in the Middle East, the Pentagon has been bracing for a counterattack by sending an additional aircraft carrier strike group to the region and bolstering air defenses to protect troops in recent weeks following Israel’s ongoing attacks on Iran.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Japan on Monday issued an update on China's operational aircraft carriers—the Liaoning and Shandong—deployed simultaneously to the Western Pacific.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The bitcoin price has soared toward its all-time high of $112,000 per bitcoin, with traders betting a looming Federal Reserve flip will turbo-charge the crypto market.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Crude oil traders appear cautiously optimistic, though.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Many arrived aboard elegant steamships, but the number of guests increased once regional railroads built tracks north to Mackinaw City in the early 1880s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Moulton spent five weeks traveling by steamship, train and stagecoach to Santa Ana, arriving on May 6, 1874.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
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Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 9,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
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Elliot said the crane will be removed by an even larger crane perched atop a barge.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Fortunately, clothes steamers take up less space and (usually) require less laborious work to achieve wrinkle-free results.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2025
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Since the dawn of time, fashion lovers have been searching for ways to keep their breezy summer outfits from wrinkling without having to drag around a personal steamer.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 June 2025
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May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after it was struck by a freighter during a storm.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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It will also be focused around walkability and public transport.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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City hall officials said in a statement to NBC News that regular taxi and water transports would continue during the wedding festivities, which are reportedly set to kick off on Tuesday, June 24.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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One air tanker made a retardant drop at the beginning of the incident, which slowed the spread and helped ground resources contain the fire's growth.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
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The planes, accompanied by refueling tankers, may be on their way to a base in Guam, according to the report.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ship. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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