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Recent Examples of supertanker
Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appealed to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Croatia to deploy firefighting aircraft and helicopters, including large-capacity supertankers, to support Israeli efforts to contain the fast-moving blazes.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
So how did Archie Norman and CEO Stuart Machin even begin to turn around such a supertanker?
—Natalie Berg, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving the economy and the housing market higher are two other supertankers that will take time.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appealed to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Croatia to deploy firefighting aircraft and helicopters, including large-capacity supertankers, to support Israeli efforts to contain the fast-moving blazes.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
So how did Archie Norman and CEO Stuart Machin even begin to turn around such a supertanker?
—Natalie Berg, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving the economy and the housing market higher are two other supertankers that will take time.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supertanker
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Advertisement The Financial Times reported that the Trump Administration is preparing to blacklist dozens of additional tankers in the coming days, following the precedent set by the Biden Administration, which sanctioned 213 tankers before leaving office.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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There’s no denying artificial intelligence (AI) can replace a lot—including, in the end, think tankers pondering its effects.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The rising fifth-grader at Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach was one of five summer campers aboard a 17-foot Hobie Getaway that was hit by a 60-foot barge around 11:15 a.m. on July 28 between Hibiscus and Monument islands off Miami Beach.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mila Yankelevich, 7, and 13-year-old Erin Victoria Ko Han were also killed after the 60-foot barge being pushed by a tugboat crashed into the 17-foot Hobie Getaway sailboat with five campers — girls between the ages of 7 and 13 — and one 19-year-old female camp counselor aboard.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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The carrier also has five air freighters in the fleet.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In the six years since then, Boeing has only received orders for 28 planes, and that was mostly for freighters or from Chinese leasing companies, which could be buying them on behalf of airlines outside China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 1860, Ingram died while sailing aboard the Lady Elgin, a steamship that sank after being hit by another vessel on Lake Michigan.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Canberra expects the first of the new warships to be operational by 2029, a Defense Ministry statement said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Let The Mockery Continue The Royal Navy warship, which is leading the international Carrier Strike Group 2025 (CSG25), was meant to showcase the UK's commitment to the Indo-Pacific.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The bi-level superliner cars offer a higher vantage point, Magliari said.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2024
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With daily departures from Chicago Union station, the superliner service rumbles through Illinois chasing mile after mile of golden-red corn fields before thudding over the Mississippi river into Iowa.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Oct. 2022
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In between dry cleaner drop-offs, use a steamer to de-wrinkle your suit.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some children, who arrived swimming, clambered onto the rudders of the passing steamers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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“Supertanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supertanker. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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