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motor ship

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as in merchant ship

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In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026

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The Chinese are similarly continuing their buildup of massively armed and staffed aircraft carriers, and will soon start work on the largest nuclear aircraft carrier in the world.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
The Russian drone launch took place while the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort ships were nearby during a visit to Sweden.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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To keep a deep Philadelphia lineup off balance, Scott used his four-seam fastball for strikeouts, went to his sweeper early and often in counts, and mixed his cutter, curveball and splitter effectively.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Northwestern State right-hander Dylan Marionneaux (4) throws a ton of strikes with a bunch of average pitches, highlighted by a big-breaking upper-80s cutter that borders on a slider.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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Those who chose to rest on the banks of the Potomac River could be seen by steamship passengers playing bridge and dancing in the river breeze.

— Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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This week, the US approved a $2 billion Saudi order for weapons guidance systems, launchers, warheads, and other equipment, as well as a $484 million package of parts for Kuwait’s fleet of C-17 military transport aircraft.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Seven more launches will complete Tranche with 63 additional data transport satellites and 28 missile tracking satellites manufactured by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel for the first time in more than a month, as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalated further, resulting in the deaths of three US service members and a strike on a tanker.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
In comparison, about 300,000 barrels could be loaded onto a vessel that shuttles cargoes out to a bigger tanker offshore holding around 700,000 barrels.

— Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026

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