In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.
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Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
There was heavy security, even for a companion watch part on the Ellipse, and many streets have been shut down in the blocks around the White House.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
The Manchester City striker is six-foot-five, ties his flowing blonde locks in a bun and knocked in a team-high 16 goals to help Norway reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
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Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Metal barricades surrounded Madison Square Garden and police checkpoints were up around Penn Station as city officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of Wednesday night’s chaos, when dozens of fans were taken into custody after the Knicks’ historic comeback.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Knicks fans were being guided like livestock through Midtown, with police officers lining the streets and metal barricades blocking off entire sections of the neighborhood.
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