variants
also poor boys
as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll
ordered a fried catfish po'boy
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Noun
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Gecko said that its wall-climbing robots, drones, and sensors can collect data on ships and submarines and identify current and future structural problems that can't be seen by the human eye.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Anduril, which develops drones, missiles, robotic submarines and autonomous fighter jets, was founded in 2017 by Peter Thiel protégé Palmer Luckey.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Reconcile the budget, be heroes to the people and go home proudly having stood up for public lands.—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Goliath to spotlight the heroes of the environmental justice movement – everyday people standing up to enormous odds.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Po'boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/po%27boys. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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