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Noun
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Last winter, after a Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk crashed into the bay, the helicopter was lifted from 15 feet of water and stabilized on a barge.—
Kristina Davis,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025 -
The top to-do item for Blue Origin is flying New Glenn again—and recovering the giant rocket's first stage by landing it on an autonomous landing barge (named Jacklyn for Bezos' mother).—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
12 Feb. 2025
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The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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After Otto keels dead on their first evening together, both families discover something shocking: Neither has any money, and each had married the other hoping to salvage their fortunes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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During the match, the 3,500 travelling supporters were pelted with bottles, coins and lighters thrown from home sections.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Never smoke in bed; keep lighters and cigarettes away from children.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Dec. 2024
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The extent to which the federal government has been privatized across the board is rarely discussed, especially not by would-be cost cutters like Musk and Vought.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Harrison’s addition of a cutter and harder slider could aid him in his quest for more whiffs.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Christie’s won the tender after a bidding war with Sotheby’s.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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The tender the Bears will have some decisions on is the restricted free-agent one.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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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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The captain explains where to find life jackets, where the lifeboats are located, and how to respond in an emergency.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His lifeboat had struck the ship and capsized instantly.—
Joel Sams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals.—
Chris Museler,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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“Narrow boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20boat. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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