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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In addition to fighter jets and helicopters, the aircraft carrier can be defended by destroyers, frigates and submarines against threats in the air, at sea and underwater.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The minerals are critical in the production of various defense technologies, including fighter jets, submarines, missiles and radar systems.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Newport News is additionally equipped with advanced sonar to support surveillance as well as Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Mark 48 torpedoes for potential interdiction of surface ships.—
Amir Daftari
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The company will discontinue reporting subs and ARPU for Disney+ and Hulu with the first quarter of its fiscal 2026 (the last three months of calendar year 2025), and will no longer report the metrics for ESPN+ as of the September 2025 quarter.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes was replaced by Gardner Minshew late in the third quarter, and most of the subs got extensive playing time as the Chiefs piled up 30 first downs and 434 total yards.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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