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Noun
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On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026 -
As far back as 1975, when President Gerald Ford rescued the SS Mayaguez, the merchant ship captured by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, presidents have acknowledged the law and dutifully reported their military actions to Congress.—
Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Kaga spent about six weeks off San Diego testing F-35B fighter jets with operational support from the Navy.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The thriller series out of France follows nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), which sets sail on a strategic mission, only for crew member to be found dead and another missing.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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The cost of taking corn and soybeans to market, whether via truck, barge or rail, also goes up along with oil prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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The company plans to transport Starships built in Texas via barge to Florida to help scale up the program and to begin launch operations there.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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A couple of cutters, couple of good sliders.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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Diesel — the backbone of Thailand’s transport, agriculture and industrial sectors — rose 18%, amplifying the shock for households and businesses already facing rising costs.—
Randy Thanthong-Knight,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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When their transport convoy is ambushed, the two are forced to run while being shackled to each other and need to work together to reach their destination alive and on time.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked to most traffic, Saudi Arabia is routing oil exports through its east-west pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and tanker traffic there has surged.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first was built in 1845 and was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican American war.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of power steamers have been recalled due to potential burn risks to their users, safety officials said in a recall notice.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Motor ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20ship. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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