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Noun
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Italy has held the first keel-laying ceremony for new submarines aimed at modernizing its naval fleet.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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This gave it a dense mass like the keel of a boat.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Others are banned entirely, including strike anywhere matches, torch lighters, and flammable aerosols like spray paint.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2025
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Guns, knives, lighters and cop cars are seen during a series of intense fast cuts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition, running back Kimani Vidal received an exclusive rights tender, binding him to the Chargers and removing his ability to negotiate with other teams.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Melting cabbage is so silky and tender.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Offshore, the famous Pakleni Islands are a picture-perfect sight, with bright blue waters for swimming, reachable by water taxi or even a private boat.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The shoreline curves directly in front of the Anse Chastanet Resort, but non-guests can access via water taxi or a narrow mountain road from Soufrière.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Yasmin is finding her own lifeboat as the ship goes down.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
2 Mar. 2026
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Making music really was my lifeboat.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Narrow boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20boat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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