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a large sandwich on a long split roll
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Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
According to prosecutors, the card contained restricted data about submarine nuclear reactors.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2021
Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
One by open-source intelligence analyst MT Anderson said Russian ships, likely the Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Grigorovich frigates, the Novorossiysk Kilo-class submarine and oiler Vyazma were in a holding pattern five miles west of the port.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The results are submarine fields of potato-size mineral deposits called polymetallic nodules.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
According to prosecutors, the card contained restricted data about submarine nuclear reactors.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2021
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Congress also approved investments in research and development for future submarines as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to help the engineering and design teams at Electric Boat with capability upgrades for future submarines.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
One by open-source intelligence analyst MT Anderson said Russian ships, likely the Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Grigorovich frigates, the Novorossiysk Kilo-class submarine and oiler Vyazma were in a holding pattern five miles west of the port.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Off the shore of Naples, Italy, divers examined an underwater mosaic dated to around the third century C.E.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Among other things, Anduril will be supplying Australia with its Ghost Shark unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) as part of the deal.William Hartung, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Among the tactical nuclear weapons stockpile are gravity bombs, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-ballistic missile systems, torpedoes, and nuclear mines, as well as nuclear warheads that can be fired by Russian systems equipped for conventional and nuclear payloads.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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This venerable deli, open for 35 years in San Francisco and 29 years in Foster City, boasted a whopping 11 variations on the cheesesteak theme, including versions with chicken, salami, mushrooms, pizza toppings or all-vegetarian on torpedo rolls.Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Food web: Less ice and warmer waters can cause phytoplankton − microscopic plant-like organisms that form the base of many aquatic food webs − to bloom earlier than the zooplankton that feed on them.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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These lions spend more time underwater — a deep, peacock-blue aquatic world — than Esther Williams ever did.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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During the previous five-year period, North American subs more-than doubled whereas APAC subs were up 57%.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Japanese Defense Ministry said the Russian sub and rescue towboat did not sail into Japan's territorial waters or conduct any dangerous behavior during the passage but briefly entered Japan's contiguous zone before reaching the .Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The company’s share price has jumped 467% this year on the back of a bitcoin-buying strategy that’s made founder Michael Saylor a crypto cult hero.Ari Levy, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
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Bob Willis's side were only three runs behind after one innings each but needed unlikely heroes in the second knock.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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