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All lanes of the Interstate 695 Inner Loop were closed Tuesday for hours due to a rollover crash involving a gasoline tanker truck, according to Baltimore County rescue officials.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The absence of tampons or diapers in the debris suggested predominantly all-male groups of litterers, such as tanker or fishing-boat crews.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Bella 1, which was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for transporting illicit Iranian oil, was initially operating under a Guyanese flag but the crew hastily painted a Russian flag on the tanker’s hull once the US was on its tail.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
The sanctioned tanker was recently reflagged to become a Russian vessel.
—Ashley Carnahan , Jennifer Griffin , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The absence of tampons or diapers in the debris suggested predominantly all-male groups of litterers, such as tanker or fishing-boat crews.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Bella 1, which was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for transporting illicit Iranian oil, was initially operating under a Guyanese flag but the crew hastily painted a Russian flag on the tanker’s hull once the US was on its tail.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
The sanctioned tanker was recently reflagged to become a Russian vessel.
—Ashley Carnahan , Jennifer Griffin , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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Due to these conditions, the region is highly reliant on expensive and polluting diesel fuel transported by truck, plane, or barge.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 46-foot (14-meter) fairing made its way via barge and truck to Rocket Lab's facilities at MARS, after departing from the company's California test facility in December.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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In Tehran, a large mural was unveiled in Revolution Square on Sunday depicting a swarm of jet fighters flying over a warship bearing the US flag.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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The warship underwent a deep cleaning and was subsequently returned to service.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The supertanker was seen sailing under the flag of Guyana, according to the BBC.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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Senator Questions Trump Admin’s Vessel Seizure The vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia has compared the seizure of the supertanker with the Trump administration’s attacks on boats in the Caribbean allegedly linked to the drug trade.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
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The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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The world's largest containership, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in Rotterdam harbor, Netherlands, on August 12, 2022.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Set up a steamer over medium heat and bring water to a low boil.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fill the steamer’s reservoir with water and turn it on.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
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While flat structures work well in many systems, one-dimensional forms offer advantages in applications that require fast transport or mechanical reinforcement.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Alongside metabolism, the team also measured reproductive hormones and blood parameters linked to oxygen transport.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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