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also poor boys
as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll
ordered a fried catfish po'boy
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As part of the nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) network, this aircraft serves as an airborne relay between national leadership—including the President and Secretary of Defense—and strategic forces such as ballistic missile submarines.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026 -
While there are probably Russian submarines — as there are across the Arctic region — there are no surface vessels, Mortensgaard said.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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But insofar as that identity was largely and intentionally anchored in whiteness, many of the real stories—just as mythic, just as legendary—went untold or ignored, simply because the heroes didn’t have the right skin color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Our titular rookie is one of many heroes played by pop culture fave Nathan Fillion.—
Tanya Melendez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Po'boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/po%27boys. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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