seaport

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Recent Examples of seaport Reuters Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation's presidential election. Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024 Jokowi boosted health and education services for poorer Indonesians and launched grand infrastructure projects including toll roads, seaports, and airports. Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 Voters in towns, counties and seaports began electing committees to enforce the Continental Association. Barbara Clark Smith, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024 In January of 2023, a team of thieves hit the country’s main seaport, overpowered a handful of workers, and made off with a dozen containers full of Codelco’s copper—more than $4 million worth. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seaport 
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Noun
  • Aim the cup toward the back of your vaginal canal and at a slight upward angle.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Chinese border personnel took over a Nepali irrigation canal fed by the Karnali River, the report said, although the Chinese retreated when the Nepali mission visited.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Liaoning has returned to its home port in Qingdao in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Lincoln's departure from the region back to its home port in San Diego, scheduled for mid-November, could remove up to 5,000 sailors from the Middle East.
    Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Rooms: There are six bedrooms, including two primary suites on opposing sides of the villa, each with balconies, outdoor showers, and soaking tubs overlooking the bay.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Once at the end of bay, kayakers can turn off their lights to watch the shooting stars above and the bioluminescent plankton that glitter when the water is disturbed below.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • These flashbacks are presented without audio, as though the sound of Jonathan’s voice and Catherine’s own crying are too excruciating to fully recall.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • And there definitely was a party element to the occasion, with guests moving to the sounds of the DJ, performing line dances with pure joy.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the heart of coastal Orange County, Newport Harbor is the largest recreational harbor on the West Coast, with plentiful opportunities for sailing around the islands of the complex as well as paddling in the quieter estuaries of Back Bay.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 12 July 2024
  • With the first fragment, Evaristo’s poem somehow takes us to estuaries as metaphor for spaces of encounter, spaces of survival, spaces wherein humanity could learn a lot.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The country’s financial straits, together with the explosion that devastated the port of Beirut in 2020, have exposed the depravity of Lebanon’s political class.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The inability of oil to traverse through the strait, even temporarily, can increase shipping costs, lead to considerable supply delays and ratchet up global energy prices, with some surmising that a worst-case scenario could prompt oil prices to surge above $100 a barrel.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The front fascia is more aggressive, the inlets much bigger, and the wheel arches more prominent and sharp.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For 2025, the Maybach logo appears on the front air bumper inlets, and the grille’s been tweaked.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The left side of the SoundLink's frame houses a USB-C port, which is used for charging and USB audio.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • On July 30, tracking data showed the phone traveled to the Omani port city of Sohar, where the signal stopped.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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