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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
The bulk of the Pentagon’s investment funds still go to large platforms like aircraft carriers, bombers, fighter planes, and armored vehicles, and the members of Congress from states and districts where these systems are built want to keep it that way.
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William Hartung, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The liner will join a group of other vessels that have become artificial reefs in the Gulf region, including the USS Oriskany, a 888-foot-long U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk 22.5 nautical miles off the Pensacola Pass in May 2006.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Only the United States Navy operates aircraft carriers bigger than the Fujian.
—Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The season opens with Kate learning she’s been reassigned from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom after a British aircraft carrier, the HMS Courageous, was bombed — killing 25 members of the Royal Navy.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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William Hartung, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The liner will join a group of other vessels that have become artificial reefs in the Gulf region, including the USS Oriskany, a 888-foot-long U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk 22.5 nautical miles off the Pensacola Pass in May 2006.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Only the United States Navy operates aircraft carriers bigger than the Fujian.
—Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The season opens with Kate learning she’s been reassigned from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom after a British aircraft carrier, the HMS Courageous, was bombed — killing 25 members of the Royal Navy.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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During the night of December 16, 1773, somewhere between 30 and 130 men, a few disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest duties imposed by the British parliament.Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
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No injuries or damage were reported, and the merchant ships involved were not identified.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Five tanker trucks were initially requested to the scene through an area tanker task force before five additional tankers were requested.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
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Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Paddlers must bring their watercraft, a personal flotation device such as a life jacket, and a whistle.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Related links Whale watching gets dangerous when boats and watercraft get too close Rare sight: Whale shark, largest shark in the world, surprises local spearfisherman off Southern California All of a sudden, one made a sudden jerking move, then turned to its side.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024
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Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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In 2024 through September, Boeing delivered thirty eight MAX aircraft to China, and in July two 777 freighters to Air China.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Three freighters sank that day: the Anna C. Minch, William B. Davock and Novadoc.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Citi company logo displayed as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 27, 2024 in New York City.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bell is accused of lying to investors about his track record as a trader, about the level of risk associated with the investments, about how he would be paid for managing the money, and about how the investments were performing, the SEC alleges.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
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Writer David Wolman tells a story that in many ways mirrors that of the Titanic: a giant gleaming steamship full of illustrious passengers, concerns over its safety drowned out by media buzz and undue faith in its engineering.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS).Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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