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Recent Examples of merchant ship
Thousands of merchant ships criss-cross global waters every year to help keep trade alive and well.
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
These five ships could provide a powerful escort for merchant ships carrying Ukrainian grain notwithstanding their limited numbers.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2022
One example: On March 14, 1970, during the Vietnam War, two crewmembers with pistols took control of the SS Columbia Eagle, a U.S. merchant ship delivering napalm and other ammo to the warzone.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
These five ships could provide a powerful escort for merchant ships carrying Ukrainian grain notwithstanding their limited numbers.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2022
One example: On March 14, 1970, during the Vietnam War, two crewmembers with pistols took control of the SS Columbia Eagle, a U.S. merchant ship delivering napalm and other ammo to the warzone.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant ship
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China has the largest navy in the world by hull count with over 370 vessels, including two aircraft carriers in service.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Navy history: Historian Mark Carlson will discuss the history of aircraft carriers at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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These force traders to sell their assets at market price to settle their debts and help push the asset’s price even lower.—
Tanaya Macheel,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Volatility gripped markets as traders closed out a dismal February that wiped out some gains.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The twentieth-century struggle for African independence began in Paris salons hosted by the daughters of elite blacks, then travelled by telegram and steamship.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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Infected rats likely brought the disease from steamships to the shore.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last fall Vineyard Theatre premiered the Wind and the Rain: A Story About Sunny’s Bar, on a barge in Red Hook, Brooklyn.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday, dozens of spectators and journalists watched the tugs maneuver the barge into place while police kept boaters away from the site.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Many of these come with steamers or colanders for draining pasta water.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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The steamer has yet to confirm a release date for KPopped.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
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Daryl was taken captive in Maine by a crew of French sailors and shipped back to France on a freighter ship.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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And in 2024, the country led the world in energy transition investment, accounting for two-thirds of the $2.1 trillion spent globally last year on everything from power grids to electric transport, according to BloombergNEF.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Almost 500 trains were canceled and the disruption affected around 600,000 people at the Gare du Nord, the transport minister said.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Chambers says oral history, passed on by Koh Samui locals, states the tanker was torpedoed by a submarine.—
Ronan O'Connell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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All tanker vessels will need to comply to reduce emissions in California ports by the beginning of 2027.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ship. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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