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Noun
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Depending on the variant, the tank had a maximum speed of 22-30 mph (35-48 km/h) on roads and 15-20 mph (24-32 km/h) off-road, and an operational range of 100-150 mi (160-240 km) on roads and 60-100 mi (97-161 km) cross-country.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026 -
Many roads were still blocked in Lincoln County and teams from the agency were assessing the damage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The world’s largest container shipping firm by tonnage carried will operate a trucking service from King Abdullah to Dammam Port, where feeder vessels will pick up cargo and sail it to major ports throughout the Persian Gulf.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Parker was careful not to equate operations in the strait with the blockade of Iranian ports the US has been maintaining since April 13.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The company has also had to suspend some of its transport services and find alternate routes either to safe harbors or over land.—
Mae Anderson,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The company said alternate routes to other harbors or overland are limited.—
Joshua Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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By last year, this had risen to 80,000, with a further 36,000 seeing it for themselves from ships docked in Antarctica’s spectacular bays.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
8 May 2026
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By contrast, countries in Asia often prioritize extensive seaweed farms, sometimes covering entire bays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Just an hour outside of Charleston, South Carolina, and nestled along the Atlantic Coast, Kiawah Island sports all the telltale signs of the Lowcountry—Spanish moss swaying from live oak branches, heavy humidity hanging in the air, and winding estuaries abounding at every corner.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Another stealth feature is the dorsal air inlets on the upper surface of the fuselage.—
David Szondy
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The structure brings visitors below ground, from lightness to darkness, with sounds slowly dissipating.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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