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of or relating to a country's navy
a naval base
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Recent Examples of naval
Omani authorities urged caution for vessels and seafarers after the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a naval mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial seas.
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Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Unlike East-West shipping lanes, the overland transportation corridor is not vulnerable to hypothetical American naval interdiction.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The air force also operates limited transport and rotary-wing assets, including Antonov An-2, An-26 and An-32 aircraft, occasional Ilyushin transports, and approximately 13 helicopters, including Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-14 and Mi-24 variants used for transport, naval support and utility missions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
For a century American naval strategy and geopolitical dominance have relied in part on control over important maritime routes.
—Quinn Slobodian, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Unlike East-West shipping lanes, the overland transportation corridor is not vulnerable to hypothetical American naval interdiction.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The air force also operates limited transport and rotary-wing assets, including Antonov An-2, An-26 and An-32 aircraft, occasional Ilyushin transports, and approximately 13 helicopters, including Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-14 and Mi-24 variants used for transport, naval support and utility missions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
For a century American naval strategy and geopolitical dominance have relied in part on control over important maritime routes.
—Quinn Slobodian, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naval
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The backstory Park Hyatt Saigon stands on the former site of the Brinks Hotel Officers' Quarters, where US military officials lived during the Vietnam War.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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One is a military veteran who pitches himself as a lifelong civic servant and recently tossed his name in the hat.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Before McCain’s post-deadline return to Philadelphia on March 23, Presti texted him a vintage Bruce Lee video in which the legendary martial artist detailed one of his old mantras.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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When Japanese General Miura (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi ) begins organizing brutal matches between his occupying soldiers and Chinese martial artists, Ip Man agrees to a public fight with Miura himself.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
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Head to the former gas station that is Joe’s or the counter-service joint Slap’s.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The counter-service operation blends methods from across the Carolinas.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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The battle shaped up with 2,800 Americans facing 8,000 Hessians (mercenary soldiers from six German territories in the Holy Roman Empire.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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