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submarines

noun

plural of submarine

as in torpedoes

a large sandwich on a long split roll always orders a roast beef submarine with the works

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Recent Examples of submarines Earlier this summer, after a bidding war, Canada opted to buy twelve new submarines from a German arms company rather than from a South Korean competitor. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 Spin-outs include BAE Systems’ Rho-C, an ultrasound technology originally built for submarines now being used to support the oil and gas sector and nuclear power plants. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The problem is not simply that the US wants more submarines and warships. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 The group also includes the head of human resources for Electric Boat, which has in recent years been hiring thousands of workers in southeastern Connecticut as the shipyard builds the latest class of submarines. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Trade tensions with South Korea did not preclude greater collaboration on nuclear submarines. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Beyond missile architecture, Pyongyang supplied Iran with midget submarines, anti-ship missiles, rocket launchers, and specialized commando training. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 Autonomous submarines have been around for some years now and are central to the modernization programs of the major naval powers. — David Szondy august 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 Yet Ukraine still managed to fight back, damaging or sinking more than two dozen Russian ships and submarines, mostly by firing missiles from the Ukrainian mainland. — Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

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According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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Zero Company uses the epic backdrop of the prequels and the Clone Wars to tell an original trilogy-style story about a band of heroes that simply come together in the right place at the right time.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The artists of the Union became mythical heroes at meetings outside Palestine, as they were almost always denied travel by the occupation.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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