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Two Russian military ships, the Ivan Gren and Aleksandr Otrakovsky, escorted the vessel, and on the morning of December 22, the Portuguese navy dropped the tail, the statement added.
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Only one goal, disabling Iran’s navy, has been achieved.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The British navy's Marine Traffic Operations center previously said no tanker movements had been tracked between May 6 and 8, and that no cargo vessels were known to have transited between May 6 and 9.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Nadella, wearing a navy suit with a blue tie, concluded his testimony in federal court in Oakland, California, after several hours of questioning.
—Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 May 2026
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Only one goal, disabling Iran’s navy, has been achieved.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The British navy's Marine Traffic Operations center previously said no tanker movements had been tracked between May 6 and 8, and that no cargo vessels were known to have transited between May 6 and 9.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Nadella, wearing a navy suit with a blue tie, concluded his testimony in federal court in Oakland, California, after several hours of questioning.
—Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navy
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Studies have revealed the velella eat zooplankton, fish eggs and krill, while ocean sunfish called mola mola, one of the ocean's largest bony fish, have been seen feasting on large flotillas of velella at sea.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Nearly a year ago, Israel foiled a previous flotilla from reaching Gaza.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The airline’s collapse followed years of instability, bankruptcy filings, engine recall issues affecting its fleet and failed merger attempts with Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a fleet of small attack boats, which are harder to detect than traditional naval assets.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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When moving day finally arrived, the hospital transferred patients in an organized convoy of ambulances and clinical teams.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Those missions – called Operation Earnest Will – involved several US vessels escorting a convoy of just a few tankers.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Following the United States’ launch of Operation Epic Fury late last month, Iran deployed its own armada of light-weight, low-cost attack drones.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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An armada of steely clouds with coal-black hulls was scudding between the rims, while a wash of pale pigments played across the canyon walls in a way that was entirely unfamiliar to me.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Navy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navy. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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