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tankers

noun

plural of tanker

as in freighters

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Recent Examples of tankers There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday. — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026

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At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of warships

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Shipping costs have become so extreme that oil producers and even commodities traders are looking to own their own tankers to control the expenses.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In short, options traders have been loading up on protection on fears of a pullback, whether driven by rising rates of cracks in the AI narrative.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of traders

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However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

Definition of liners

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Built in 2022, The Prima is the first of six ships from the Prima Class, which is the brand’s first new class of ships in nearly ten years.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Three fuels expand options The ships’ tri-fuel engines can switch between heavy fuel oil, methanol and ethanol.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ships

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The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutters

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Nelson’s archive transports the house back to the same era through the English commander, whose victory at Trafalgar in 1805 helped thwart Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Aviation attorney Mike Slack, who is based in Austin, Texas, said the missing person most probably went down with the aircraft because patients are strapped to their gurney during helicopter transports for safety.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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