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Recent Examples of gondola
More than 170 people were rescued from dangling gondolas at a Colorado ski resort after being trapped for hours due to a malfunction.
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The next year a gondola connecting the base areas at the two mountains was installed; there is also a free on-demand shuttle between the two.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
A day out on the slopes in Colorado took a turn for the worse when a gondola malfunction left 174 skiers and snowboarders needing rescue.
—Samira Said, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
As the final touch, there’s a new state-of-the-art two-stage gondola being rolled out for the coming season, along with the world’s first mountain property from top tier luxury brand One & Only hotels, joining the existing Montage at the high-end.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The next year a gondola connecting the base areas at the two mountains was installed; there is also a free on-demand shuttle between the two.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
A day out on the slopes in Colorado took a turn for the worse when a gondola malfunction left 174 skiers and snowboarders needing rescue.
—Samira Said, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
As the final touch, there’s a new state-of-the-art two-stage gondola being rolled out for the coming season, along with the world’s first mountain property from top tier luxury brand One & Only hotels, joining the existing Montage at the high-end.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gondola
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The suitcase was first spotted floating in the water by the captain of NY Waterway's Susan B. Anthony ferry boat, per the Times.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The ferry has been thoroughly repaired and is now in tip-top condition.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Claudia Morales/Reuters Felicidad Quispe works as a taxi driver in El Alto, Bolivia.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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April 30, 1987: Feds offer immigrants ways to gain legal status Less than 1 1/2 years after overseeing raids on taxi drivers in the U.S. illegally, Moyer details plans to open four centers to help immigrants with paperwork to become legal U.S. residents.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Maritime Museum of San Diego seeks volunteers The nonprofit Maritime Museum of San Diego starts the next Docent Volunteer Training Program for newcomers Jan. 21 at the museum on the upper deck of the ferryboat Berkeley.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.—
Jeff Martini,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2011
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According to her Forbes profile, Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and approximately 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2024
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Another Washington's treaty ally, Japan, reported that a submarine and a rescue towboat of Russia on December 3 were sailing northward in the waters between two of the country's southwestern islands , a marginal sea of the Western .—
Ryan Chan,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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Under the city solicitation, the project would also include a new floating stage for performers to replace the converted barge that once hosted performers at the stadium.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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That barge is nicknamed Jacklyn, after the mother of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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After nearly a decade away from the game, Amesbury carved out a unique path: working on tugboats, competing in professional lacrosse and even battling in Ice Wars, a hockey fighting competition.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The vessel is expected to depart town Monday for the first time since the collapse, accompanied by three McAllister Towing tugboats, one Moran Towing tugboat, a Coast Guard vessel and a work boat from the Resolve Marine salvage company.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2024
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In 2023, a Venetian boat company banned the couple after images surfaced of them in a compromising position in the back of a water taxi.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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Bear Glacier can only be accessed by helicopter or water taxi, and Liquid Adventures’ small group stand-up paddleboard tours often have the lake to themselves.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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For all the language about the transformative nature of the narcotic farms, they were hamstrung by federal policies reflecting the nation’s tug of war between treatment and punishment.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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At other times, the vessels are pulled along by small tugs, by way of a long line.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Gondola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gondola. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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